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ASHP reports record high number of drug shortages 

ASHP tracked a record 323 active drug shortages during the first quarter of 2024, surpassing the previ

HHS proposes policies to prevent drug shortages

The Department of Health and Human Services April 2 released a white paper proposing policy solutions for Congress and others to prevent drug shortages and mitigate supply chain vulnerabilities, including collaborating with the private sector to develop and implement programs to assess and incentivize resiliency in manufacturer and hospital purchasing behavior.

AHA recommends legislative action to address chronic drug shortages 

In a statement submitted to the House Ways and Means Committee for a hearing Feb. 6 on chronic drug shortages, AHA recommended Congress enact legislation to diversify manufacturing sites and sources for critical pharmaceutical ingredients; support an increase in end-user and supply chain inventories for critical medications; develop a rating system for drug maker quality management processes; identify essential drugs needing more domestic manufacturing capacity; and require drug makers to disclose where their products are made and when demand for essential drugs spikes. 
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AHA Comments before House Committee on Ways and Means on "Examining Chronic Drug Shortages in the United States"

AHA comments to the House Committee on Ways and Means regarding the important topic of drug shortages in the United States.

AHA-supported drug shortages bill introduced in House

Reps. Doris Matsui, D-Calif., and Larry Bucshon, R-Ind., Jan. 12 introduced a House version of the Mapping America’s Pharmaceutical Supply Act, legislation that would require the Department of Health and Human Services to update its essential medicines list and create a database to help predict vulnerabilities in the U.S. pharmaceutical supply chain.

AHA comments on drug shortages for Senate hearing on policy solutions

In a statement submitted to the Senate Finance Committee Dec. 5 for a hearing on drug shortages and potential health policy solutions, AHA reiterated its support for multiple bills in the Senate to address drug shortages and shore up the nation’s fragile pharmaceutical supply chain.
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AHA Senate Statement on “Drug Shortages: Examining Supply Challenges, Impacts, and Policy Solutions

The American Hospital Association submits comments to the Senate Committee on Finance regarding the important topic of drug shortages.

Agencies extend telehealth prescribing flexibilities for controlled medications through 2024

The Drug Enforcement Administration and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Oct. 6 released a temporary rule extending telehealth prescribing flexibilities for buprenorphine and other controlled substances for new practitioner-patient relationships through Dec. 31, 2024.

House holds hearing on proposals to address generic drug shortages

The House Energy and Commerce Committee held a hearing on legislative proposals to prevent and respond to generic drug shortages.
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AHA Comments on Energy and Commerce Committee's Drug Shortages Discussion Draft

AHA's comments on Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Rodgers’ drug shortages discussion draft.