US House Freshman Democrat Houlahan Explains Why She’s Pro-ACA, But Anti-Device Tax
Executive Summary
Most US House of Representatives Democrats in prior sessions of Congress have been lukewarm in their opposition to the medical device tax, and in the 2018 session, a minority of Democrats voted for repeal. But this year, a large influx of first-term Democratic House members say they campaigned in favor of the Affordable Care Act, which the device tax was designed to support. One of those incoming freshmen, Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pa., explained to Medtech Insight in a recent interview why she is a staunch supporter of the ACA, but opposes the device tax, and would abolish it.