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Is it a Golden Age for Medical Devices? In the midst of all the grumbling around Obamacare you’ve probably heard that medical device makers have not been happy -- because the cost of expanding health insurance is meant to be partially offset by a tax on medical devices. But one designer, Stuart Karten of Karten Designs, says this is a short-sighted way of looking things, and that this is the start of a golden age for an exploding American industry.
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