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Commentary: Protect patient care and critical jobs by repealing the medical device tax

Before the development of medical imaging technology, the ability of patients and their health care providers to fully understand serious ailments was severely limited. Today, thanks to high-quality, real-time imaging, doctors can perform incredibly complex surgeries with confidence.

As the leader of GE Healthcare’s surgery business in Salt Lake City, I witness on a daily basis the importance image guided surgery for improving health outcomes and understanding disease.

Despite our immense progress, inaction from Congress could stifle life-saving innovation in medical technology. Permanent repeal of a 2.3 percent excise tax on medical device sales has passed the U.