by Grace Gold Thu, Jul 1st 2010
If you're a fake-baker, your wallet is about to take a hit. The 10% tanning tax officially goes into effect today, to the delight of many dermatologists, lawmakers and health insurance companies who hope the significant added cost will wipe out an industry that they feel cranks out skin cancer by the millions.
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by Katie Hintz-Zambrano Tue, Apr 20th 2010
"In addition to appearance enhancement, motivations [for tanning] include relaxation, improved mood, and socialization," the researchers concluded, before suggesting that indoor-tanning addicts would benefit from mood-disorder treatment in order to kick their bronzing habits.
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by Grace Gold Wed, Apr 7th 2010
The law passed, but the debate rages on. Lawmakers and skin experts say the 10% tanning tax will save lives and decrease health care costs, but the indoor tanning industry calls it the work of powerful lobbyists, 'genocide' for the industry, and an attack on the middle class. StyleList reports.
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by Grace Gold Thu, Dec 31st 2009
The secret’s out: Cosmetic surgeons pressured Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to replace the so-called 5% bo-tax on all treatments considered cosmetic surgery with a 10% tanning tax instead.
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by Grace Gold Mon, Dec 21st 2009
Perpetually tan readers and cast of the Jersey Shore, listen up: You could be shelling out an extra 10% the next time you hit the tanning bed.
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by Grace Gold Tue, Dec 8th 2009
After we reported last week that the 5% cosmetic tax provision in the current health care reform bill would tax everything from botox to boob jobs, we decided to investigate further. Check out this statistic: 86% of all cosmetic surgery patients are women, of which 60% earn a household income between $30,000-$90,000, according to the The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).
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