The medical device tax has been the subject of heated controversy since it was signed into law as part of Obama's proposed healthcare reform two years ago. Tensions ran especially high and opinions were spouted freely for both sides this week, however, as the Supreme Court heard arguments regarding the constitutionality of the hotly contested Affordable Care Act. Read the various views and reports on the medical device tax and healthcare reform in our roundup from around the Web below.
- Supreme Court Hearings on Obamacare and the Impact on the Medical Device Industry (MD+DI)
- Analysis: Medical Device Tax Revenues Could Top $2B Next Year (MassDevice)
- No One Likes the Medical Device Tax (Photonics)
- Romney Says Obama Regulations 'Crushing the Dreams' (ABC News)
- Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren Spar Over Medical Device Excise Tax (Mass Live)
- The Medical Device Tax? No Big Deal, According to Exec Panel at Bay Area Biomed Conference (MD+DI)
- Justices Poised to Strike Down Entire Healthcare Law (LA Times)
- Pressure Mounts for Medical Device OEMs to Help Address Alarming Trend in Hospitals (MPMN)
- Famed Inventor Thomas Fogarty, MD, Wins MDEA Lifetime Achievement Award (MD+DI)
- Many Medical Implants Have Never Been Safety Tested, Consumer Report Says (Qmed)