Tariffs
The AHA May 16 urged the Department of Commerce to consider tariff exceptions for critical minerals and derivative products used for medical purposes. Critical minerals have many medical uses, such as for magnetic resonance imaging, computerized tomography, positron emission tomography,…
AHA comments on the Department of Commerce’s request for public comment on its Section 232 national security investigation on processed critical minerals and derivative products.
The AHA May 14 urged the Senate Finance Committee to take steps to strengthen the supply chain for essential pharmaceutical and other medical products.
AHA statement for the record to the Senate Committee on Finance regarding the importance of trade in critical supply chains.
The U.S. and China reached a joint agreement to temporarily reduce tariffs for 90 days, the White House announced May 12. Both countries will lower tariffs by 115% effective May 14.
Health-ISAC TLP Green Biweekly Geopolitical Watchlist Update for May, 7, 2025.
AHA May 6 submitted comments to the Department of Commerce on its Section 232 national security investigation of pharmaceutical and pharmaceutical ingredients imports.
AHA comments on the Department of Commerce’s request for public comment on its Section 232 national security investigation on pharmaceutical and pharmaceutical ingredient imports.
Economic issues for hospitals, including the impact of tariffs and the resiliency of supply chains, were the focus of a 2025 AHA Annual Membership Meeting panel conversation hosted by Doug Holtz-Eakin, former director of the Congressional Budget Office May 5.
We are continuing our full court press to make the case to lawmakers that enacting significant cuts to Medicaid would jeopardize access to care for the more than 72 million people who rely on the program.