MITA Commends Senate Lawmakers for Voting to Repeal Device Tax as Part of

End-of-Year Spending Package

Washington, DC, December 19, 2019 --(PR.com)-- The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance
(MITA) today commended Senate lawmakers for approving a provision to permanently repeal the
medical device tax in the year-end spending agreement recently passed by the House of Representatives.
Immediately after the vote, Dennis Durmis, SVP - Radiology Head of Americas Region, Bayer and Chair
of the MITA Board of Directors issued the following statement:

“After dedicated advocacy from patient groups, industry stakeholders, and our champions on Capitol Hill,
it looks like we're finally moving towards a full repeal of this stifling tax that negatively impacts both
healthcare innovation and jobs. I applaud Senators from both sides of the aisle for supporting passage of
this important piece of legislation, and I urge the President to quickly sign this bipartisan measure into
law.”

The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA), a division of NEMA, is the collective voice of
medical imaging equipment manufacturers, innovators, and product developers. It represents companies
whose sales comprise more than 90 percent of the global market for advanced medical imaging
technology. For more information, visit www.medicalimaging.org. Follow MITA on Twitter
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