Breast Practices

The Senate is proposing a "botax" on plastic surgery in its health care bill. Slate's Christopher Beam tells us why they shouldn't:

If Americans were concerned about Congress getting its grubby hands on their Medicare, wait till it touches their breast implants. Among the ways the Senate health care bill pays for itself is a 5 percent tax on elective cosmetic surgery like tummy tucks, face lifts, hair plugs, collagen injections, and any other nonrequired procedures—a proposal known as the "Botax."

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