Annual Advocacy Report


Advancing Healthcare Distribution


The HIDA Advocacy Report highlights key government affairs victories and industry accomplishments that helped protect, advance and promote the interests of medical products distributors.


Government Affairs in Action

During the 2018 HIDA Washington Summit, more than 70 distributor and manufacturer executives participated in over 130 meetings with lawmakers and staff from all across the United States – twice as many with members of Congress than in 2017.


Regulations

HIDA continues to monitor key regulatory issues that affect the supply chain, including emergency preparedness, tariffs, Medical Device Tax, government purchasing reform, and Unique Device Identification (UDI) requirements.‬‬‬‬‬ ‬‬‬


Government Partnerships

HIDA will continue its successful partnership with federal and congressional leaders, and will support lawmakers ‬‭who listen to members of the healthcare supply chain through the HIDA Political Action Committee‬ ‭(HIDA PAC).‬‬‬‬‬


Get Involved

Email HIDAGovAffairs@HIDA.org if you would like to get more involved in upcoming advocacy opportunities.


For more information about HIDA, contact:
Wyeth Ruthven

Wyeth Ruthven
Director, Congressional & Public Relations
703-838-6128
ruthven@hida.org

Christina Lavoie

Christina Lavoie
Director of Policy
703-838-6138
lavoie@hida.org