Washington Update, May 2023
Washington Update COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Ends – Impact on Medicare & Medicaid by Ellen Riker, Advocacy Consultant The COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) officially came to an end on May 11, 2023. The PHE has been in place since early 2020 and a number of Medicare and Medicaid policies put in place during the […]
Alliance Update, May 2023
Alliance Update Alliance Member Needs Assessment – Your Participation is Needed by Sean Singh, Senior Vice President Marketing and Operations This last month we kicked off our Member Needs Assessment, which will close at the end of May. As an additional incentive for completion of the survey, we offered some lucky first respondents a $500 […]
Payer Update, May 2023
Payer Update Audits – We are here to help! by Zack Duffy, Director Member & Community Relations Audits can come to HTCs from a variety of angles. Whether it is a compliance related audit or a payor related audit the Hemophilia Alliance is here to support you through the process. The earlier a center can […]
April 2023 Newsletter
In this Issue… Notes from Joe · Dateline: Orlando, Florida Washington Update · Reminder: Register for the June Hemophilia Alliance Hill Day! Legal Update · 340B Contract Pharmacy Services Agreement: Some Rules and Many Pitfalls Alliance Update · We Need Your Help: Look for the HTC Needs Assessment Payer Update Notes from the Community · […]
Notes from Joe, April 2023
Notes from Joe Dateline: Orlando, Florida by Joe Pugliese, President and CEO Over the last two months HTRS, Coalition for Hemophilia B and the Hemophilia Federation of America all had their annual meetings at the Renaissance Sea World in Orlando, FL. I made two out of three meetings since I was in DC for NHF’s […]
Washington Update, April 2023
Washington Update Reminder: Register for the June Hemophilia Alliance Hill Day! by Johanna Gray, Advocacy Consultant Hi, all! We really hope to see you at the Alliance Hill Day in June! There is SO much going on in Washington and it is so important that Alliance members come to DC to tell your story. From […]
Legal Update, April 2023
Legal Update 340B Contract Pharmacy Services Agreement: Some Rules and Many Pitfalls by Elizabeth “Issie” Karan, Legal Counsel Controversy abounds in use of contract pharmacies in the 340B Discount Drug Pricing Program with 22 manufacturers restricting their use and/or requiring extensive data reporting from most covered entities. Luckily, and with some hard work from the […]
Alliance Update, April 2023
Alliance Update We Need Your Help: Look for the HTC Needs Assessment by Theresa Parker, Administrator
Payer Update, April 2023
Payer Update by Jeff Blake, Senior Vice President Member & Community Relations The Hemophilia Alliance Team continues to develop and enhance our payer relations and contracting opportunities to bring business back to our member HTCs and their pharmacy programs. We have accomplished a lot, but there is so much more that we can do. Below […]
Notes from the Community, April 2023
Notes from the Community The Hemophilia Alliance Foundation Update: 2023 Project/Patient Assistance Grants by Amy Marquez, Board Member, Hemophilia Alliance Foundation The Hemophilia Alliance Foundation has been administering grants to eligible organizations since 2013 thanks to the generous funding from the Hemophilia Alliance and The Alliance Pharmacy. The goal of these grants is to enable […]