Tax Equal to “Our R&D Budget for This Year”

Christine Jacobs, the CEO of the Georgia-based Theragenics Corporation, a company specializing in medical devices for prostate cancer treatment, was featured on a Fox News Channel feature on the Affordable Care Act’s medical device tax. Ms. Jacobs, a Healthcare Leadership Council member, comments on the toll this tax will take on research and development of new lifesaving innovations. Also in the story, former U.S. Senator Evan Bayh of Indiana comments on how the tax is affecting economic growth and jobs.