Dent, Toomey Slam Medical Device Tax

The Morning Call -- A 90-year-old local manufacturer that fits war veterans with prosthetics could close if a new federal tax on medical device manufacturers is enforced. “Basically, if the tax goes through we will turn out the lights, lock the doors and go home and not be able to service patients anymore,” said Chris Field, chief financial officer of BOAS Surgical, which manufactures pedorthic, orthotic and prosthetic devices and has a branch in Allentown.

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