The Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed) and nine partner organizations are urging the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to exempt medical and dental supplies, equipment, and devices from tariffs.
The coalition includes the American Dental Association (ADA), the American Association for Homecare (AAH), America's Essential Hospitals (AEH), the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), Conquering CHD, the Preeclampsia Foundation, the Prevent Cancer Foundation, and the Sepsis Alliance.
"Given the important role of our work in making America healthy, we are concerned that tariffs placed on medical and dental equipment threaten to disrupt the supply chain and raise costs for these critical items," the group wrote in the letter to U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. "This ultimately places further financial pressure on providers, hospitals, and health systems, particularly those located in rural and medically underserved areas."
On April 3, AdvaMed issued a statement in which President and CEO Scott Whitaker stated that broad-based tariffs of this nature would "act much as an excise tax."
