Larry Bucshon: “In Indiana, the medical device industry employs over 20,000 Hoosiers in over 300 medical device companies. These are…”

“In Indiana, the medical device industry employs over 20,000 Hoosiers in over 300 medical device companies. These are good-paying jobs that pay 56 percent more than the average wage. As Indiana Governor Mike Pence recently put it in a letter to our delegation: ``This industry is vital to Indiana's economy and the health and well-being of people across the Nation and the world.'' Unfortunately, this critical industry is living under the shadow of a job-killing tax put in place to pay for the Affordable Care Act. In fact, companies in Indiana have already halted research projects and plans for expansion. The medical device tax is crippling innovation of lifesaving products like the ones I used as a surgeon, and it is putting patients and jobs at risk. This is about patients, at the end of the day, and their access to health care. We have had broad bipartisan support for repeal of the medical device tax in both Chambers before. It is time to put an end to this onerous tax once and for all. I also support an IPAB repeal. As a physician, I urge my colleagues to support the rule and the underlying bills.”