Medtech’s Role in Making Americans Healthy Again

As the Trump Administration launches its “Make America Healthy Again” initiative, the medical technology industry stands ready, given its critical role in helping Americans improve their health. We commend the Administration for its forward-looking and patient-centric vision.

Medical technology is the backbone of health care in America, and our industry’s entire mission is—and always has been—to make people healthy again, and our companies recognize the important role federal policy plays in helping every single American to live their healthiest life.  

Empowering Patients Through Health Tech Innovation

We appreciate the Administration’s recognition of the need for earlier diagnosis and intervention, and of the core principle that patients, through modern health tech innovations, can and should be empowered to take greater charge of their own health through the remarkable transparency that, for example, wearable tech provides for them and their care teams.

The Next Era of Medical Innovation is Here

This is just the beginning of a new golden age of medical innovation: AI is ushering in a revolution in early diagnosis—more accurate than ever before. The earlier most diseases are diagnosed, the less invasive, risky, time-consuming, and costly (both to the patient and the health care system overall) the treatment is likely to be. Digital health technologies are transforming the continuum of care into one in which patients themselves can take better control of their own health destinies. 

Real Results, Real Impact

Medtech is driving the technologies that make America healthy: 

  • After all, it is tough to become healthy again without an accurate diagnosis—which is where our diagnostic testing and medical imaging sectors come in.  
  • And it is a lot easier—not to mention more motivating!—to become healthy again with the help of one of the most powerful technologies we have seen in decades: the “wearable.” 
  • The powerful tools in the hands of our skilled doctors and nurses are helping countless Americans to return to health, to work—and in in so many cases, to life. 

Medical innovations don’t simply improve, transform, and save lives. They also reduce the burden on our health care system by preventing complications, shortening hospital stays, and enabling more efficient care. In an ever-changing world, medtech ensures that health care continues to evolve and meet patients’ needs with the precision care they deserve.