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Washington, DC (April 30, 2019) – Healthcare Supply Chain Association (HSCA) President and CEO Khatereh Calleja today released the following statement applauding the House Judiciary Committee members for voting to advance the CREATES Act (H.R. 965): “The Healthcare Supply Chain Association (HSCA) and its member group purchasing organizations (GPOs) applaud Chairman Nadler, Ranking Member...

Washington, DC (April 2, 2019) – The Healthcare Supply Chain Association (HSCA) Board of Directors is pleased to announce that it has named leading national healthcare expert Khatereh Calleja as President and CEO of the Healthcare Supply Chain Association, effective April 29, 2019. Calleja joins HSCA from AdvaMed, the world’s largest association representing manufacturers of medical devices,...

Dear Chairman Pallone and Ranking Member Walden, I am writing to you on behalf of the Healthcare Supply Chain Association (HSCA) to thank you for your continued leadership on the important issue of drug pricing and the pressing need to stop anti-competitive abuses that keep drug prices high. HSCA shares your belief that a competitive marketplace will lower the price of generic drugs and help...

Washington, DC (January, 2019) – The Healthcare Supply Chain Association (HSCA) today announced that GNYHA Ventures, Inc. President Lee Perlman will serve as Chair of HSCA’s Board of Directors, replacing HealthTrust CEO Ed Jones, who will serve as Immediate Past Chair. GNYHA Ventures, the business arm of Greater New York Hospital Association, includes the group purchasing organization Acurity,...

On behalf of the Healthcare Supply Chain Association (HSCA), we appreciate the opportunity to provide comments to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on the causes of critical prescription drug shortages and potential solutions. HSCA, its member GPOs, and our member healthcare providers are committed to preventing and mitigating prescription drug shortages and ensuring continued...

Washington, DC (November 28, 2018) – Healthcare Supply Chain Association (HSCA) President and CEO Todd Ebert, R.Ph., today released the following statement in conjunction with “Reducing Health Care Costs: Improving Affordability Through Innovation,” a hearing before the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP): “The Healthcare Supply Chain Association applauds...

On behalf of the Healthcare Supply Chain Association (HSCA), thank you for the opportunity to provide comments on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) “Facilitating Competition and Innovation in the Biological Products Marketplace.” The ability to safely substitute FDA-approved biosimilars for reference biologics will be critical to realizing the full cost-savings potential of...

On behalf of the Healthcare Supply Chain Association (HSCA), we appreciate the opportunity to provide comments on the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) proposed aggregate production quotas for Schedule I and II controlled substances. HSCA represents the nation’s leading healthcare group purchasing organizations (GPOs), the sourcing and purchasing partners to virtually all of...

Washington, DC (August 21, 2018) – The Healthcare Supply Chain Association (HSCA), which represents the nation’s leading healthcare group purchasing organizations (GPOs), today released its second annual report on the value that GPOs deliver to the healthcare system. The report, which was based on a survey of HSCA member GPOs, found that GPOs continue to deliver critical cost savings to...

On behalf of the Healthcare Supply Chain Association (HSCA), we appreciate the opportunity to provide comments to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on the “Blueprint to Lower Drug Prices and Reduce Out-of-Pocket Costs.” HSCA represents the nation’s leading healthcare group purchasing organizations (GPOs), the sourcing and purchasing partners to virtually all of America’s 7,000+...