HSCA Applauds Senators Collins and Smith for Bipartisan Legislation to Prevent and Mitigate Drug Shortages
Washington, DC (October 30, 2019) – Healthcare Supply Chain Association (HSCA) President and CEO Khatereh Calleja today released the following statement applauding Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) and Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) and announcing HSCA’s support for The Mitigating Emergency Drug Shortages (MEDS) Act:
“HSCA and its member group purchasing organizations (GPOs) applaud Senators Collins and Smith for their bipartisan leadership in addressing drug shortages, reducing healthcare costs, and improving patient outcomes for Americans across the country. HSCA strongly supports the MEDS Act, which builds upon the important steps Congress has taken to provide additional authority to the FDA to help mitigate drug shortages and develop market-based incentives to ensure a stable supply of medications critical for patient care.
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Lear MoreHSCA Applauds House Judiciary Committee for Advancing the CREATES Act
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 Collins, and the members of the House Judiciary
Committee for helping to increase competition in the generic drug marketplace by voting to advance the
CREATES Act. Americans rely on generic drugs to reduce costs and increase access to necessary
medication, and price spikes for commonly used drugs jeopardize patient access to care. HSCA supports
policy solutions like the CREATES Act that lower drug prices, encourage competition and innovation in
the marketplace, and end anti-competitive abuses utilized by some brand-name manufacturers. We
urge the House to quickly pass the CREATES Act to protect patient access to essential medications.”
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