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►

Medical Device Tax
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HIDA and member efforts pay off with permanent repeal of medical device tax <br /> <br />
Pricing Accuracy
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<b> Contract Communication Standards </b> | HIDA-led initiative develops 845 EDI tool & white paper resources for the healthcare supply chain
Medical Device Sterilization
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Learn more about sterilizing medical products with ethylene oxide (EtO) and HIDA’s recommendations to the FDA.

Government Affairs Insights | Understand the changes impacting our industry. HIDA analyzes & interprets government activity  to provide member resources in each of these three areas (Members log in):

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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12/17/2019 | Medical Device Tax To Be Permanently Repealed
GA Alert - Action Needed
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12/6/2019 | ACTION NEEDED: Tell Congress to Act on Medical Device Tax

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

Advocacy Event
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<b>Washington Summit</b> | Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill | June 18-19, 2020
HIDA Webinar
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<b> 2020 Physician And Lab Reimbursement Outlook* </b> | <br /> Josh Babb
HIDA Webinar
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<b> 2020 Hospital And ASC Reimbursement Outlook* </b> | <br /> Linda Rouse O’Neill

Industry Affairs Issues  Issues+Resources►

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
Pricing Accuracy
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<b> Contract Communication Standards </b> | HIDA-led initiative develops 845 EDI tool & white paper resources for the healthcare supply chain
Supply Chain Collaborative
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Collaborative established to address end-to-end supply chain challenges within the healthcare industry.