Plastic Surgeons Cry Foul Over Senate Health Bill's Cosmetic Surgery Tax

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Kaiser Health News staff writer Phil Galewitz writes about the so-called "botax." "If you're considering Botox to erase frown lines or liposuction to get rid of love handles, you might want to move fast. ... The $848 billion health care bill unveiled Wednesday by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., includes a 5 percent tax on cosmetic procedures and surgeries" (11/19). Read entire story.

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