|
Hemophilia
Foundation of Washington |
|
Change in Factor Pricing |
HFW Home Page | About Us
| Upcoming
Events and News
Newsletters | Camp I-VY | About Hemophilia | About Von
Willebrand Disease
As of May 1,
2000, the average wholesale price of factor has been lowered by 40%, which is
lower than most companies’ acquisition price.
What this means to you is that your choice of where you obtain your
factor will be limited to hospitals or your local treatment center and in some
remote states…nowhere.
Call
your factor product provider immediately to see how this action by First Data
Bank and the Department of Justice will impact your hemophilia treatment and
services as you are currently receiving.
This change may not affect some people who are satisfied with the HTC or
Hospital. If you need the services that
homecare provides this will be an unexpected removal of choice. Additionally, if homecare companies do not
survive this change, the programs your local chapter currently enjoys because
of the donations from homecare companies will change and you will feel the
financial impact. Examples of these
programs are summer camps, holiday parties, special events,
newsletters...etc.
Some
people will think this is good news to hear the price dropping for insurance
cap issues, but this change essentially destroys the homecare business.
For those that want to learn
about PHS Pricing you can go to the Office of Pharmacy Affairs homepage,
formerly the Office of Drug Pricing, at
http://www.hrsa.gov/odpp/new.htm
. Here you will find information about Section 340B of the "1992 Veterans
Health Care Act" along with notices on how they intend to proceed,
participation statistics, etc.
The issues that most concern
us are Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement based on the 340B program, forced
participation of HRSA grantees (HTC's), and use of a "Prime Vendor"
to supply all medications covered under 340B. The above web address will give
you the current information on these issues so that you can make an informed
decision.
HFW Home Page | About Us
| Upcoming
Events and News
Newsletters | Camp I-VY | About Hemophilia | About Von
Willebrand Disease