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AHA expresses concerns on potential tariffs for PPE, other medical goods

The AHA urged the Department of Commerce Oct. 17 to take a balanced approach to ensuring dependable and affordable access to personal protective equipment, medical consumables and medical equipment as it considers future tariff and trade policy.
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Resource hub features tools, information on tariffs impacting health care supply chain

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 analytics platforms for global supply chain monitoring.
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AHA calls for Senate committee to strengthen supply chain for pharmaceuticals, medical devices

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.
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AHA Statement of Record for Senate Special Committee on Aging Hearing on Pharmaceutical and Medical Supply Chains

The American Hospital Association statement for the record to the Senate Special Committee on Aging hearing “Bad Medicine: Closing Loopholes that Kill American Patients.”
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President announces new tariffs, including for certain pharmaceuticals, set to begin Oct. 1 

President Trump, late Sept. 25, announced that starting Oct. 1, the U.S. will impose a 100% tariff on any branded or patented pharmaceutical product, unless a company is building its pharmaceutical manufacturing plant in America.
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Commerce Department seeks comment on investigation of imported PPE, medical equipment for possible tariffs 

The Department of Commerce Sept. 24 released a notice seeking public comment on an investigation it launched Sept. 2 on imports of personal protective equipment, medical consumables and medical equipment under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962.
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FDA issues Class I recall for Olympus endoscope needles

The Food and Drug Administration has identified a Class I recall of certain Olympus ViziShot 2 FLEX Needles due to a possible patient safety issue caused by a potentially deformed a-traumatic tip.
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Administration modifies scope of reciprocal tariffs

The White House Sept. 5 issued an executive order modifying the scope of reciprocal tariffs announced in April to establish a framework of trade deals with international partners on certain goods such as critical minerals and pharmaceutical products.
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Weather threats to drug production facilities examined in study

A JAMA study published Aug. 20 found that nearly 63% of all U.S. drug production facilities from 2019 through 2024 were in counties where a weather disaster declaration was declared.
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Planning for Resiliency in the IV Fluid Supply Chain

In this conversation, Mark Taylor, M.D., surgical director for surgical operations at Cleveland Clinic, discusses the health system's ongoing IV fluid conservation strategies and the importance of constant and targeted communication during supply chain shortages.