Device tax repeal still possible, Senator Daschle tells Cleveland Clinic audience

Washington came to Cleveland last night in the form of Senator Tom Daschle (D-SD), who told an audience of healthcare executives, investors, and analysts, that while repeal of the medical device tax may be “off the table” for now, that could change. Addressing a dinner audience at The Cleveland Clinic’s Innovation Summit on “Obesity, Diabetes and the Metabolic Crisis” on Day 14 of the government shutdown and about 48 hours before the country reaches the debt ceiling, the former US Senate Majority Leader said, “With so much bipartisan support in Washington, this issue could continue to reappear and resurface as we consider long-term issues and options moving forward.”