With the Iowa caucuses as the official launch of the 2012 election campaign, it is fitting to inform our readers about an op-ed article that was published by the Des Moines Register and was written by Stephen Ferguson, the chairman of the board of Cook Group, the parent company of Cook Medical. In his article, Ferguson discusses how recent reports on U.S. medical device firms planning to cut jobs and move their operations overseas are examples of how the 2.3% medical device excise tax is already taking its toll on job growth and medtech innovation.

The article can be accessed at the desmoinesregister.com website.