Legal Update, July 2023
Legal Update Lawsuits on Implementation of Medicare Drug Pricing Negotiation by Elizabeth “Issie” Karan, Hemophilia Alliance Legal Counsel In recent weeks, pharmaceutical manufacturers, including Merk, Bristol-Myers Squibb, and PhRMA, and the Chamber of Commerce have filed a slew of lawsuits challenging the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program authorized by the Inflation Reduction Act. Merck argued […]
June 2023 Newsletter
In this Issue… Notes from Joe · Going, Going …… Not so fast Notes from the Community · UC San Diego HTC Sponsors Course on Musculoskeletal Ultrasound · Reminder: The 4th Annual Innovation Grant Alliance Update · New Product Guide Available · New HTC Staff Meeting in NYC Payer Update · State Medicaid Redetermination in […]
Notes from Joe, June 2023
Notes from Joe Going, Going …… Not so fast by Joe Pugliese, President and CEO I have been working with the Executive Committee of the Hemophilia Alliance Board for the last several months, planning for my retirement at the end of the year. (Letter from Board Chair) It is an odd feeling working on replacing […]
Notes from the Community, June 2023
Notes from the Community UC San Diego HTC Sponsors Course on Musculoskeletal Ultrasound by Marlene Zepeda, UC San Diego The UC San Diego Hemophilia and Thrombosis Treatment Center is offering a three-day course on musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSKUS) and joint injection. The course is free to providers connected with HTCs and CME credits will be earned […]
Alliance Update, June 2023
Alliance Update New Product Guide Available by Theresa Parker, Administrator The Hemophilia Alliance team recently worked with Dr. Stacy Croteau to update our product guide for the Bleeding Disorders community. This year, we are excited to be offering not only printed product guides, but our very own Kiet Huynh has built an online version that […]
Payer Update, June 2023
Payer Update State Medicaid Redetermination in Process NOW by Angela Blue, Director Member & Community Relations Many HTC patients may be at risk of losing coverage, or having their Medicaid coverage mistakenly terminated, even if they have been covered by Medicaid for many years. The end of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) ushered in […]
Alliance Update, December 2020
2020 has zoomed by but I have learned a lot. Zoom seemed to be the word of the year.
Payer Update, December 2020
Our focus this year was to increase the number of Hemophilia Treatment Center members that participate in our Hemophilia Alliance Network Services (HANS) PPO Network and to continue our efforts to develop and enhance relationships with the payer community.
Washington Update, December 2020
We had an active year in Washington, working to advocate on behalf of HTCs and the broader bleeding disorders community, and doing our best to translate everything happening here for the community. As we look back, here are a few highlights.
Legal Update, December 2020
In recent weeks, the Trump Administration released a long-awaited on the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) process in the 340B Drug Discount Program (340B Program).