Eric Axel
AMMA Applauds Commerce Department’s Broad Section 232 Investigation Of Critical Medical Equipment And PPE Imports
WASHINGTON — September 25, 2025 — The American Medical Manufacturers Association (AMMA) today commended the U.S. Department of Commerce’s sweeping Section 232 investigation into imports of personal protective equipment (PPE), medical supplies, medical consumables and...
RFK Jr. eyes loophole for autism vax injury claims
VICP CHANGES COMING — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is working on policy changes to the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program that would allow families of children with autism to seek awards from the $4.5 billion fund it administers, Lauren reports. While the...
How Trump Broke Corporate America’s Most Valuable Consultant
Businesses are begging the White House and RFK Jr. to rethink their massive cuts to Niosh, a workplace research agency that saves the US billions of dollars a year. For decades, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health has been one of the best deals...
AMMA Calls On Congress To Strengthen U.S. Medical Manufacturing And Secure Critical Supply Chains
WASHINGTON — September 4, 2025 — The American Medical Manufacturers Association (AMMA) has urged Congress to take decisive action to restore American leadership in critical medical manufacturing. As the nation celebrates new investments in medical, biotech, and pharma...
Despite Pandemic Efforts, the US Still Mostly Imports PPE
While we love a throwback, the Covid-19 pandemic’s first year isn’t something we want to revisit. In the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, medical supply shortages got so severe that nurses fashioned masks and gowns out of pool noodles and trash bags. Many factors...
America Needs to Reboot Medical Manufacturing. We Can Start Right Here in NY
As an employer here in Valley Cottage, New York, I am proud to stand at the forefront of a new era for American manufacturing. With the “One Big Beautiful Bill” now law, U.S. businesses are restoring and revitalizing domestic production of critical medical supplies...
Millard: Is America Ready for the Next Health Crisis?
As the COVID-19 epidemic exploded across the United States in 2020, America’s supply of personal protective equipment collapsed. Some healthcare facilities were so desperate that people were turning to plastic trash bags as a substitute for medical gowns. In New...
US Group Fights Back After Malaysian Plea for Tariff Exemption
A US medical supply lobby group has called on the US government to reject Malaysia’s push for special tariff exemptions on rubber gloves, saying such “carve-outs” would hurt the US job market and supply chain resilience. The American Medical Manufacturers...
AMMA and Domestic PPE Manufacturers Call on President Trump to Reject Malaysia’s Influence Campaign and “Side Deals”
WASHINGTON — July 14, 2025 — The American Medical Manufacturers Association (AMMA), the unified voice for U.S. makers of critical medical supplies and PPE, calls on President Trump and U.S. trade officials to stand firm against Malaysia’s campaign for special trade...