Has the medical device tax eliminated ‘thousands’ of jobs?

Fact-Checker: Has the medical device tax eliminated ‘thousands’ of jobs?-washpost: The push to repeal the medical device tax already has bipartisan support, and it is expected to be one of the first issues taken up by Congress this year. The repeal of the 2.3 percent excise tax, imposed under the Affordable Care Act, is one of the priorities of the Republican-led Congress as lawmakers aim to chip away at parts of the health-care law.