There will come a day when those 46 million uninsured will be insured one way or another. (nearly 15 percent of the USA population)

When that day comes, MDT will benefit by about 15 percent top line growth. Those 46 million aren't among those receiving stents, pacemakers, hip replacements or other similar devices today.

Another point of debate is the FACT that employers are canning insurance as an employee benefit. It now costs $14,000 per year to insure a family of 3 persons as a national average.

This cost is resulting in American companies to be non-competitive with France, Japan, Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Netherlands, Norway, England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Austria, Switzerland, and the other major competitors to USA.

This must end if USA is to be a place of employment. All companies must stop this drainage.

Point: The existing health care delivery methods are NOT sustainable when 35 percent of those costs go to health insurers instead of the money going to the likes of Medtronic, Inc.

In other words, it might be wise for MDT to find a way to support alternatives because that 35 percent going to "paper pushers" who know nothing about health care needs to end.