Indoor Tanning Tax Expected to Replace “Botax”

newseditor — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 04:34:09 +0000

Good news for cosmetic surgeons came over the weekend; the so-called Botax has apparently been dropped from the healthcare reform bill. Others aren’t so pleased about the changes, as a possible indoor tanning tax is reportedly being considered as the latest method of financing the new plan.

Just as representatives from the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery spoke out against the elective cosmetic tax, people from the Indoor Tanning Association (surely a colorful bunch) are publicly opposing this new tax. Executive director John Overstreet says their industry, which consists mostly of small businesses, has been “thrown under the bus.”

What do you think? Is this a better proposal or just as flawed as the proposed elective cosmetic tax?

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newseditor — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:34:04 +0000

Since the Senate announced plans to tax cosmetic surgery last week, the media has been buzzing nonstop about it. Plastic surgeons have basically been unanimous in their opposition to the bill, but we’ve also heard a few opinions reflecting support for the tax.

One blogger argued that pharmaceutical companies Allergan and Medicis should embrace the tax as a way to enhance PR and increase their lobbying power. A caller I heard on National Public Radio said he thought the tax would be a good way to “nudge” talented surgeons toward positions in general medicine that need to be filled.

What’s your opinion?

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Indoor Tanning Tax Expected to Replace “Botax”

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