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►

Emergency Medical Preparedness
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Medical products distributors play a pivotal role in emergency preparedness.
Flu Supply News + Report
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HIDA compiles information from influenza products supply and distribution in an annual Flu Report.
Licensure
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HIDA supports a uniform national standard for licensing wholesale devices distributors. <br /> <br />

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)

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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10/2/2018 | HIDA Releases Tariff Exemption FAQ
GA Alert
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9/18/2018 | Critical Medical Products Successfully Removed from Final Tariff List

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

Advocacy Event
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<b>Washington Summit</b> | June 5–6, 2019 | Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill, Washington DC
HIDA Webinar
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<b> *Preparing For The 2018-2019 Flu Season </b> | Dr. Litjen Tan, PhD | September 5, 2018
HIDA Recorded Webinar
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<b> 3 Key Ways To Tackle Common Contract Administration Pain Points </b> | Jeff Girardi | March 7, 2018

  Industry Affairs Issues View More Resources►

Supply Chain Collaborative
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9/13/2018 | New Collaborative To Tackle End-to-End Supply Chain Challenges
E-Commerce
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<b> Transforming The Business Of Healthcare </b> | 845 EDI Replication Tool from E-Commerce workshops
Pricing Accuracy
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Contract Communication Standards For The Healthcare Supply Chain <br />