Advocacy Publications and Resources

The HIDA Government Affairs team researches and publishes policy reports, outlook updates, factsheets and FAQs on issues affecting the healthcare supply chain.

Reports and Briefs  View All GA Reports►

Government Affairs Report
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<b> Licensure requirements for each state in one easy-to-read report </b>| Licensure Standards For Healthcare Distributors | 2018
Policy Report
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<b> Analysis And Outlook Of Future Medicare Reimbursement Policies </b>| Medicare Report
Policy Report
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<b> State-By-State Review Of Medicaid Funding And Policy Differences </b>| Medicaid Report

GA Insights  | Understand the changes impacting our industry. HIDA analyzes & interprets government activity in each of these three areas (Member Resources):

Impact
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Overview of key political events and their roles in the future. (Members) <br />
Impact
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Updates and analysis on legislative action that impacts the medical supply chain industry. (Members)
Impact
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Summaries of the latest regulatory action including annual Medicare reimbursement updates. (Members)
GA Updates Column
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<b> Repertoire </b> August 2018 | Distributors Descend on Capitol Hill for HIDA Washington Summit
GA Updates Column
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<b> Repertoire </b> July 2018 | Top Lessons From This Year’s UDI Conference
GA Updates Column
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<b> Repertoire </b> June 2018 | MedPAC Recommends Key Reimbursement Changes

Advocacy Infographics View All Advocacy Infographics►

Advocacy Infographic
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<b> The Core 23: Product Data for E-Commerce </b> <br /> <br />
Advocacy Infographic
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<b> Role of Distributors in Emergency Preparedness </b> <br /> <br />
Infographic
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<b> Seasonal Trends: Influenza, HDHPs That Impact 4Q16-1Q17 </b> <br /> <br />

Government Affairs Resources  View tools and analysis to keep you informed. 
(Some of the following resources are member-only content requiring HIDA login to view.)

Advocacy Tools
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<b> Legislative Action Center </b> | Get involved by advocating for critical supply chain issues.
GA Alert
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6/15/2018 | Administration’s Final List of Tariffs Released With Many Medical Products Removed
Factsheet
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Lessons Learned: Pandemics and Medical Supplies

Industry Affairs Resources  View white papers and reference guides.  View All White Papers►

Reference Guide
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<b>HIDA PIM Playbook: </b> E-Commerce Product Information Management Attributes, Terms And Definitions
Advocacy Infographic
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<b> The Core 23: Product Data for E-Commerce </b> <br /> <br />
HIDA Prime Vendor Article
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<b> Journal of Healthcare Contracting </b> April 2018 | New Pricing Accuracy Solutions Make Four-Way Matching More Attainable
White Paper Supplement
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<b> Improving Pricing Accuracy: </b> Recommendations For Common Contracts And Chargebacks Scenarios
Industry Advocacy Report
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<b> Key Government Affairs Victories And Industry Accomplishments </b> | HIDA Annual Advocacy Report
White Paper
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<b> Improving Pricing Accuracy </b> | Contract Communications Standards For The Healthcare Supply Chain | Publ. 2017