Supply chain management

 

The Supreme Court Feb. 20 ruled that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act does not authorize the imposition of global tariffs.

The American Hospital Association comments on request for information on the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act.

The issue of affordability, including health care affordability, is front and center this year and will be part of this year's congressional and administration discussions, as well as the mid-term elections.

AHA Statement before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee on “Lowering Health Care Costs for All Americans: An Examination of the Prescription Drug Supply Chain”

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Jan. 26 released an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking seeking comments on potential future policies to promote hospital procurement of domestically produced personal protective equipment and essential medicines.

Olympus has expanded a voluntary recall of its ViziShot 2 FLEX Needles due to complaints of device components ejecting or attaching during procedures, the Food and Drug Administration announced Jan. 16. The company said it received reports of one patient death and one patient injury and advised…

The AHA’s Association for Health Care Resource & Materials Management has created a webpage featuring resources on tariffs impacting the health care supply chain, including an infographic on the current state of the supply chain and a recorded presentation on using risk intelligence and…

The American Hospital Association statement for the record to the Senate Special Committee on Aging hearing “Bad Medicine: Closing Loopholes that Kill American Patients.”

The AHA provided a statement of recor to the Senate Special Committee on Aging for a hearing Oct. 8 on the pharmaceutical and medical device supply chains.