[anoldafvet]

I'm one of the people who lost their jobs because of this tax. My company calculated the cost, then fired enough high salary people to cover it, end of problem.

The RATS who wrote this bill were apparently unconcerned that modern medical devices LOWER the cost of health care by eliminating the need for expensive surgury like bypasses and gall bladder operations. Stents are done on an outpatient basis instead of spending several weeks in the hospital.

[PA Engineer]

Stents are done on an outpatient basis instead of spending several weeks in the hospital.

Agreed. Stents have revolutionized heart care and are miraculous. I wish there were actual numbers available to show the lives saved by these devices. We have gone from death, disability, very invasive surgery and days of hospitalization to a 23 hour procedure and almost instant recovery.

I know what I'm talking about after being on the receiving end. I had come down with a rare viral infection which set of an inflammatory storm. I was rushed to the ER and was in the OR in 15 minutes. I received two stents and immediately felt like I was well enough to go home. The next day I was released without any further complications.

When you think about the many devices including DBS you begin to wonder what their true intent was. I find it inescapable not to conclude the motives were insidious. I have tried to understand it based on stupidity, but that even falls short. These are truly evil human beings.