U.S. Senator and Democratic presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) reintroduced a bill to permanently repeal the 2.3% federal excise tax on medical device sales, with a new co-sponsor. Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Penn.) has signed on to co-sponsor, replacing Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), who did not run for re-election last fall. The medical device tax went […]
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Klobuchar dinged for medtech industry support
Some patient safety advocates are criticizing U.S. Senator and Democratic presidential contender Amy Klobuchar for favoring medtech companies over consumers, according to a report by the Associated Press and the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. Klobuchar is in her third term representing Minnesota, one of three major medtech hubs in the United States. The journalism organizations reviewed […]