 medical companies brace for devastating obamacare tax a new tax on medical devices slated to take effect in a few weeks as part of obamacare could have significant negative effect on the medical equipment industry in some cases layoffs have already begun because the 23 percent tax is on gross sales its impact will be greater than meets the eye what does this mean for jobs and new development for this industry read more  wwwfoxnewscom politics 20121213 medicalcompaniesbracefordevastatingobamacaretaxpre   medical companies brace for devastating obamacare tax  