Government and Industry Advocacy

HIDA serves as the voice for medical industry distributors on policy matters before legislators and regulators. HIDA also provides analysis on key government topics and industry affairs important to the supply chain and your business.

Government Affairs Issues Latest news on issues affecting the healthcare supply chain.  View All►

Medical Device Tax
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Learn more about the Medical Device Tax and the evolving criteria necessary to know.<br /> <br />
Tariffs
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HIDA Government Affairs works with federal partners on the common goal of keeping products affordable.
Reimbursement
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Medicare and Medicaid updates and CMS payment rules are monitored by HIDA and published in annual analysis reports.

Industry Affairs Issues  Issues+Resources►

Pricing Accuracy
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Contract Communication Standards For The Healthcare Supply Chain <br />
E-Commerce
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<b> Transforming The Business Of Healthcare </b> | 845 EDI Replication Tool from E-Commerce workshops
Supply Chain Collaborative
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Collaborative established to address end-to-end supply chain challenges within the healthcare industry.

Advocacy Events + Webinars  All HIDA Events► | All Advocacy Webinars►

Advocacy Event
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<b>Washington Summit</b> | June 5-7, 2019 | Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill, DC
AMS Webinar
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<b> What Sales Reps Need To Know About Provider Quality Metrics* </b> | Linda Rouse O'Neill | April 25, 2019
HIDA Webinar
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<b> Working With Your Customers On An Emergency Plan* </b> | Linda Rouse O'Neill | March 13, 2019

Advocacy Publications + Resources  View All►

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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2/27/2019 | Action Needed: Tell Your Congressman To Repeal Medical Device Tax
Industry Advocacy Report
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<b> Key Government Affairs Victories And Industry Accomplishments </b> | HIDA Annual Advocacy Report

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

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)