warsaw indiana/washington donald trump take president jan. 20 one first business tax break deliver likely go u.s. medical device industry company like mark throdahl chief executive orthopediatrics corp base northern indiana say company able hire workers since temporary suspension effective last january federal tax medical devices tax impose part outgo president barack obama signature 2010 healthcare law throdahl say hop incoming republican-led congress president permanently repeal tax trump u.s. lawmakers likely accord lawmakers lobbyists industry executives step also would help large medical device makers medtronic inc boston scientific st. jude medical inc johnson johnson tax cut republican gospel trump new republican administration widely expect make happen medical device tax may one first chop block first impose january 2013 fund mechanism affordable care act dub obamacare law bring medical coverage millions previously uninsured americans republicans hate obamacare particular tax powerful enemies party senate republican leader mitch mcconnell say repeal affordable care act dub obamacare first order business senate convene january whether cut tax include one medical devices deliver job remain see congressional research service nonpartisan arm congress say january 2015 medical device tax fully effect fairly minor impact production devices employment industry may matter much republican lawmakers lobbyists increasingly try link tax cut job creation perhaps sense connection resonate trump make big promise campaign restore u.s. industrial employment medical device industry long-running assault device tax seek frame fight job issue immediately trump nov. election victory industry lobby group advamed write vice president-elect mike pence indiana governor ask permanent repeal tax letter advamed president scott whitaker write medical device tax significant drag medical innovation result loss defer creation job reduce research spend slow capital expansion industry complaints like lead congress last year temporarily suspend 2.3 percent excise tax sale non-retail medical devices pacemakers heart valves artificial hips effect three years orthopediatrics found 2006 develop market implantable orthopedic devices metal plat attach bone treat deformities traumatic injuries children 60 employees warsaw indiana headquarter 94 sales representatives around unite state tax full effect throdahl say orthopediatrics almost headcount freeze 2015 revenue siphon away tax since tax temporary suspension say resume aggressive pace hire investment 9,000 u.s.-based medical device manufacturers industry account 520,000 u.s. job 150 billion direct sales advamed spokesman mark brag say indiana home several device company minnesota california massachusetts lawmakers state help push temporary suspension device tax repeal tax would improve already favorable tax profile medtronic one large u.s. medical device company two years ago medtronic inversion deal u.s. company shift home base another country least paper cut tax bill medtronic technically base ireland though still manage minnesota ask whether medtronic expect tax repeal company spokesman fernando vivanco say much early speculate future tax policy republicans say industry little reason fear tax ever return senator john barrasso member senate republican leadership say obamacare repeal legislation move next year way circumvent expect democratic resistance plan move entire piece move last year barrasso say refer republican-backed repeal legislation ultimately veto obama include medical device repeal would expect part list well repeal tax relate obamacare barrasso add j.c. scott head government affairs advamed say company feel great sense urgency try get complete repeal do early next year rather late year company need certainty repeal tax would worsen federal budget deficit time repeal tax loss revenue federal government say jack hoadley research professor georgetown university health policy institute tax never big one relatively speak impose raise barely 2.5 billion year less expect comparison federal tax subsidies help people obtain health insurance obamacare 2016 estimate 660 billion congressional budget office say ever since tax put hold view endanger time suspend tell people washington probability reinstituted still sleep good night know go orthopediatrics ceo throdahl say trump congress likely pull plug medical device tax