August 30, 2023- Nearly 100 distributors, along with some of their key manufacturer partners, recently came to Washington D.C. to ask Congressional leaders to support legislation to strengthen the healthcare supply chain.
Attendees heard from Representative Richard Hudson (R-NC), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Rep. Hudson is leading bipartisan efforts to reauthorize the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA). HIDA also honored Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) with the Preparedness Policy Excellence Award for her work as the lead sponsor of the Prepare for and Respond to Existing Viruses, Emerging New Threats (PREVENT) and Pandemics Act.
Then fly-in participants met with the offices of over 80 Senators and Representatives. Many of these meetings were with members on committees with jurisdiction over the medical supply chain, including the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, House Energy and Commerce Committee, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee. In Hill meetings, HIDA members stressed several key issues essential to strengthening the medical supply chain