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 Resources for issues affecting the healthcare supply chain.  View All►

Tariffs
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HIDA Government Affairs works with federal partners on the common goal of keeping products affordable.
Emergency Preparedness
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Medical products distributors play a pivotal role in emergency medical preparedness.
Unique Device Identification (UDI)
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HIDA is leading efforts on LUM best practices advocacy and implementation.

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.
Wall Street Journal Article
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<b> The Wall Street Journal </b> June 2019 | Medical-Supplies Companies Object To Proposed New Tariffs
GA Alert - Action Needed
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7/10/2019 | Action Requested - Ask Your Senators to Protect Gloves and Gowns from Tariffs

Industry Affairs Issues  Issues+Resources►

Pricing Accuracy
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<b> Contract Communication Standards For The Healthcare Supply Chain </b> | HIDA’s 845 EDI Replication Tool and Pricing Accuracy white paper
E-Commerce
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<b> Transforming The Business Of Healthcare </b> | HIDA’s PIM Playbook, product attribute tool, and Core 23 Product Data Infographic
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►

HIDA Webinar
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<b> *Preparing For The 2019-2020 Flu Season </b> | Dr. Litjen Tan, PhD | September 17, 2019
Advocacy Event
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<b>Washington Summit</b> | Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill | June 18-19, 2020

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)