Obamacare’s silent job killer – the Medical Device Tax

Column: Obamacare's silent job killer (USAToday)
The Affordable Care Act's medical device tax harms the economy and patients.
Obamacare has been the dog that didn't bark in this campaign. Given some of the damaging ideas in the law, that's a surprise. Among the worst is medical device tax, which kicks in next year. The reticence to fight about the tax is odd: It already is destroying job opportunities, and it soon will start blocking medical developments that could improve or even save many lives.
The president's health law imposes a 2.3% tax on all medical device sales. This doesn't sound lik...


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