Senate may back symbolic repeal of medical device tax

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A diabetic patient displays her insulin supplies and blood sugar level-testing device at the J.W.C.H. safety-net clinic in the center of skid row in downtown Los AngelesBy Kim Dixon WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Opponents of a 2.3 percent tax on medical device companies will likely win passage this week in the Senate of a largely symbolic resolution calling for repeal of the tax, with some Democrats likely to join all Republicans. The tax helps to fund President Barack Obama's 2010 healthcare law. It applies to a range of medical products – from bedpans to expensive heart devices – many manufactured in the home states of the senators backing the repeal. …

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