<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" > <channel><title>Comments on: Costa Rica’s medical device industry is booming</title> <atom:link href="https://insidecostarica.com/2015/11/02/costa-ricas-medical-device-industry-booming/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>https://insidecostarica.com/2015/11/02/costa-ricas-medical-device-industry-booming/</link> <description>Costa Rica&#039;s Leading English Language News Source</description> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 04:55:00 +0000</lastBuildDate> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.2</generator> <item><title>By: Tom Keeling</title><link>https://insidecostarica.com/2015/11/02/costa-ricas-medical-device-industry-booming/#comment-13044</link> <dc:creator>Tom Keeling</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2015 23:21:00 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://insidecostarica.com/?p=19794#comment-13044</guid> <description><![CDATA[It is important for Costa Rica to realize that the medical device industry is a Me2 proposition making it vulnerable to price/quality issues.  This business can disappear in the blink of the eye should China, India, Pakistan, et al decide that they want to dominate this business sector. Socialized medicine and the Affordable Care Act in the US will decide what the market will bear, in terms of price. Beware Costa Rica, the world won&#039;t continue to always do business here just because you are kind people.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It is important for Costa Rica to realize that the medical device industry is a Me2 proposition making it vulnerable to price/quality issues.  This business can disappear in the blink of the eye should China, India, Pakistan, et al decide that they want to dominate this business sector. Socialized medicine and the Affordable Care Act in the US will decide what the market will bear, in terms of price. Beware Costa Rica, the world won&#8217;t continue to always do business here just because you are kind people.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>