Advocacy

The Hospital Owned Specialty Pharmacy (HOSP) Alliance appreciates the opportunity to respond to the Senate Committee on Finance’s Request for Information on prescription drug pricing. HOSP represents hospitals and health systems that operate integrated, hospital-owned specialty pharmacies serving patients with cancer, autoimmune diseases, multiple sclerosis, transplant-related conditions, rare diseases, and other complex conditions requiring [...]

As President of the Health System Owned Specialty Pharmacy Alliance, I’m proud that HOSP submitted comments responding to HRSA’s latest notice related to the proposed 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program. While this notice is framed as a paperwork approval step, the practical impact is much bigger. HRSA is seeking approval for the data collections [...]

The HOSP Alliance remains steadfast in its commitment to improved patient outcomes and advocating for industry best practices that support demonstrating the value of the onsite health system-owned specialty pharmacy model. HOSP, along with other healthcare stakeholders, recently sent letters to the House and Senate expressing its strong support for the Preserving Patient Access [...]

HOSP continues to advocate for support of the 340B program for its members.  On April 01, HOSP submitted comments in response to a group of Senator’s Request for Information on the 340B program. You can read the HOSP submission here.

HOSP continues to advocate for support of the 340B program for its members.  On July 28, HOSP submitted comments in response to a group of Senator’s Request for Information on the 340B program. You can read the HOSP submission here.

HOSP stands against the most recent restrictions implemented by Johnson & Johnson that will severely limit access to 340B discounts for safety net providers.  These enhanced restrictions place undue burden on hospitals through new reporting requirements for owned pharmacies.  They also significantly limit access to 340B discounts on some of the most costly medications by [...]

Health System Owned Specialty Pharmacy Alliance (HOSP) is a network of leading health systems and the businesses that support them who advocate for better patient care and outcomes associated with fully integrated health system specialty pharmacies. HOSP develops and advocates for industry best practices to ensure that onsite health system specialty pharmacy operations have [...]

The HOSP Alliance remains steadfast in its commitment to improved patient outcomes and advocating for industry best practices that support demonstrating the value of the onsite health system owned specialty pharmacy model. HOSP recently sent letters to New York Senator Gustavo Rivera, Chair of the Senate Health Committee and Assembly Member Amy Paulin, Chair [...]

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Defining best practices within healthcare is of the utmost importance to providing every patient both high quality and efficient care. The Health Economics Research and Outcomes (HERO) Committee focuses on these best practices within the real-world presentation of what we believe to be the critical, high-value pillars of our owned specialty pharmacy programs. View [...]