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Obama taxes pacemakers, heart valves
By Dick Morris and Eileen McGann The more the fiscal details of the healthcare bills emerge, the more appalling they seem. The Senate Finance Committee bill includes a broad provision taxing all manner of medical devices. This tax includes such frivolous luxuries as pacemakers, stents, ...
Had enough of the revolutionary spirit yet?
commonsensewonder.blogspot.com — Obama Taxes Pacemakers, Heart ValvesDick Morris and Eileen McGannSaturday, October 24, 2009 The more fiscal details of... the health care bills emerge, the more appalling they seem. The Senate Finance Committee bill includes a broad provision taxing all manner of medical devices. This tax includes ... (more) Had enough of the revolutionary spirit yet?
Obama to tax ICDs, pacemakers
drhelen.blogspot.com — I just read this story over at The Hill: The more the fiscal details of the healthcare... bills emerge, the more appalling they seem. The Senate Finance Committee bill includes a broad provision taxing all manner of medical devices. This tax includes ... (more) Obama to tax ICDs, pacemakers
Dick Morris and  Eileen McGann: Obama Taxes Pacemakers, Heart Valves
Dick Morris and Eileen McGann: Obama Taxes Pacemakers, Heart Valves
townhall.com — The more fiscal details of the health care bills emerge, the more appalling they seem. The Senate... Finance Committee bill includes a broad provision taxing all manner of medical devices. This tax includes such frivolous... (more) Dick Morris and Eileen McGann: Obama Taxes Pacemakers, ...
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Obama to tax ICDs, pacemakers
Dr. Helen — I just read this story over at The Hill: The more the fiscal details of the healthcare bills emerge, the more appalling they seem. The Senate Finance Committee bill includes a broad provision taxing all manner of medical devices. This tax includes such frivolous luxuries as pacemakers, stents, artificial heart valves, defibrillators, automated wheelchairs, mechanized artificial limbs, replacement hips and knees, surgical gurneys, laparoscopic equipment and the like. Funny, I just now finished reading physician David Gratzer's new book, ...

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Amy and Al....we are reading the 1500 pages, are you?True North - Pointing Minnesota in the Right Direction
I wonder which candidates the medical device firms donated to...ditto for big pharm, doctors, nurses, insurance companies...more importantly I wonder if Amy and Al know old people vote. So do their kids. Obama Taxes Pacemakers, Heart Valves The more fiscal details of the health care bills ...