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Drug Shortage Could Be Addressed By ‘Resilience Rating’ From Private Entity Under HHS Plan

 
• By Laura Helbling

US HHS is proposing a public-private partnership to assign ratings to manufacturers based on quality/resilience of supply, tied to a purchasing incentive program for providers. The non-agency approach may be key to overcoming industry and political objections.

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The US Department of Health & Human Services is proposing creation of a non-governmental body to assign a form of quality ratings to drug manufacturers as a way to move forward with one long-standing idea to help address the root causes of chronic drug shortages.

Key Takeaways

  • White paper is HHS’ latest attempt to create a rating system that would incentivize the purchase of pharmaceuticals from more reliable producers.

An HHS white paper issued on 2 April suggests a new term (“resilience score”) and new public-private partnership to...

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