Companies make last push to tweak US health bill

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Companies make last push to tweak US health bill

Last Updated: 2010-01-11 16:40:11 -0400 (Reuters Health)

By Susan Heavey

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Health insurers, generic drugmakers and medical device companies are trying to win small but crucial changes as Democratic leaders in Congress finalize their massive overhaul of the nation's healthcare system.

Most notably, such companies want to cut or delay massive taxes that would raise tens of billions of dollars over the next 10 years to fund the healthcare reforms.

Other health industries, such as pharmaceutical and biotech companies, however, oppose even minor tweaking after making favorable deals with lawmakers.

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