I have supported tort reform to drive down the cost of health care, the repeal the bureaucratic Independent Payment Advisory Boards established by Obamacare, which threatened seniors and their hard-earned Medicare benefits, and the repeal of the medical device tax.
The candidate will support repeal of the medical device tax.
Occurrences
Evidence
Fitzpatrick said he was proud to advance the bipartisan Protect Medical Innovation Act after the House overwhelmingly voted to repeal the medical device tax. He described the vote as fulfilling a bipartisan healthcare priority and said the bill permanently repeals the tax.
In House remarks, Fitzpatrick said he had supported the House's action to repeal the medical device tax and argued that the tax hurts jobs, raises healthcare costs, and stifles innovation.
Assessments
Brian Fitzpatrick publicly supported and co-sponsored House legislation to repeal the medical device tax, including the bipartisan Protect Medical Innovation Act, and the House passed repeal legislation in 2018 while he was in office. The medical device tax was later permanently repealed federally in 2019 while Fitzpatrick was still serving in Congress, so the promised support and the policy outcome both fit federal same-term delivery. The 2015 Congressional Record evidence appears to predate Brian Fitzpatrick's House service and may relate to a predecessor, so it carries little candidate-credit weight, but the 2018 member statement and later enactment are sufficient for delivery.