Taxing the Surgeons
A new 10% excise tax is being proposed for all unnecessary medical procedures, mainly speaking to plastic surgery. The tax would target procedures that are not covered by healthcare agencies in order to help finance the new democratic healthcare plans.
Congress Daily reports that "according to the IRS, deductions for procedures such as reconstructive surgery due to cancer or laser eye surgery would be allowed. But nose jobs, liposuction, teeth-whitening procedures and Botox injections to smooth wrinkles would be prohibited under Sec. 213 and subject to the new tax."
The tax, although not approved, is faced by much controversy by surgeons. They view this as an "unfair" and "discriminatory towards women" who are the main recipients of such surgeries. As the case proceeds, more plastic surgeons may be speaking out against this tax.
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