claim: obamacare medical device tax "has led to the loss of thousands of jobs" in u.s.
author: ted poe
evidence_1: feb 9, 2017 ... government data compiled by advamed, which represents medical device  makers, shows that thousands of jobs were lost while the tax was in ...
evidence_2: jun 30, 2015 ... the excise tax applies to non-retail medical devices such as x-ray ... is the notion  that it is causing massive job losses in the united states. ... industry in 2013 (the  first year of the tax) and the years leading up to it. the survey found that there  were 18,500 job losses in the industry between 2010 and 2014.
evidence_3: jul 24, 2018 ... webster votes to repeal obamacare medical device tax ... innovation and  caused the loss of thousands of good paying jobs. ... us a step closer to ensuring  americans have access to high-quality, affordable healthcare.” ###.
evidence_4: mar 6, 2014 ... medical device makers say obamacare tax on devices is crippling r&d and  workforce ... for producing 90% of the health care technology in the u.s. ... all told , this tax could lead to a total job loss of as many as 165,000 jobs.
evidence_5: nov 24, 2017 ... while obamacare has allowed millions of americans to get health insurance, it  has also caused thousands of people to lose their jobs, a new report estimates. ...  the paper's findings were based on data from both the u.s. census ... if  obamacare mandate is repealed, as the senate's tax bill would do ...