So it was the latter? So they're happy it went form $40b starting 2010 to only $20b starting 2014 You have strange heroes.
Reading this article I get the sense big pharma is happy as pigs in shit being the government is paying for everything. Kinda like who cares if there's a tax if it's free anyway? It is free right, someone's kid's going to pay for my stuff? http://www.njbiz.com/article-multiple/80958-health-reform-a-bittersweet-pill-for-medical-device-makers On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 2:16 PM, Judah McAuley <[email protected]> wrote: > > Ok, how about the open letter signed by the majority of the medical > device manufacturers in the United States, including the Advanced > Medical Technology Association, the Medical Device Manufacturers > Association and the National Venture Capital Association. > > http://nvcaccess.nvca.org/index.php/topics/public-policy/73-nvca-urges-washington-to-relieve-small-companies-from-medical-device-tax.html > > The industry agreed on a figure of $20 billion dollars as their > contribution to the healthcare reform effort. The last bit of > wrangling that made it into the reconciliation bill (and what this > letter deals with) was on how to structure the tax. > > You know Sam, it's almost like I know what the hell I'm talking about > with health insurance reform. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:313786 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
