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About Safety Net Hospitals for Pharmaceutical Access (SNHPA)

Safety Net Hospitals for Pharmaceutical Access (SNHPA) is an organization of approximately 500 public and private non-profit hospitals and health systems throughout the U.S. that participate in the Public Health Service 340B drug discount program.  SNHPA, which was originally named the Public Hospital Pharmacy Coalition, was formed in 1993 to increase the affordability and accessibility of pharmaceutical care for the nation's poor and underserved populations.  When Congress was creating the 340B program in 1992, SNHPA took the lead role in ensuring that hospitals were included in the program and the organization has been representing the interests of 340B hospitals ever since.  SNHPA monitors, educates, and serves as an advocate on federal legislative and regulatory issues related to drug pricing and other pharmacy matters affecting safety-net providers.  SNHPA is dedicated to educating its members and others about the 340B program and creating new opportunities for members to save on pharmaceuticals and improve access to pharmaceutical care.

Our hospital has been a member of Safety Net Hospitals for Pharmaceutical Access since its formation in 1993. The services provided by SNHPA, the drug pricing reports, the advocacy and networking opportunities, to name only a few, have made membership in SNHPA an invaluable tool in our quest to provide care to patients in need. The membership fee has been a great investment in the process of saving several million dollars each year.
 
- Andrew Lowe, Pharm.D.
Director of Pharmacy
Arrowhead Regional     Medical Center
Colton, CA

 

 

 


Mission Statement
 

To monitor, educate and serve as an advocate on behalf of the Association’s members with respect to federal legislative and regulatory matters pertaining to the Public Health Service 340B drug discount program and other pharmacy matters in an effort to increase the affordability and accessibility of pharmaceutical care for the underserved in this nation.
 
 

History

The National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems (NAPH) in 1993 formed the Public Hospital Pharmacy Coalition (PHPC) in Washington, D.C., soon after it led the effort to include disproportionate share hospitals in a new federal drug discount program created under section 340B on the Public Services Act. The Coalition’s purpose was to advocate on behalf of 340B hospitals, most of which were NAPH members at that time. The 340B program was established as a result of the efforts of a bipartisan group of Congressional health care leaders and was signed into law in November 1992 by President George H. W. Bush. In 2007, PHPC became an independent, tax-exempt trade association and was renamed Safety Net Hospitals for Pharmaceutical Access. The organization has grown from a few dozen hospitals to approximately 500 member hospitals, and its staff has increased from two to 14. SNHPA’s President and General Counsel, William von Oehsen, has led the organization since its inception. Mr. von Oehsen was instrumental in the creation of the 340B program and in helping many hospitals enroll in, and begin to effectively navigate, the 340B program. Ted Slafsky, now Executive Director, joined the organization in 1996. Mr. Slafsky runs the day-to-day operations of the association and has played a crucial role in SNHPA’s growth and influence in Washington. The 15-member Board of Directors supervises the business, property and affairs of SNHPA. The President and Executive Director serve as officers.

340B Drug Discount Program

The 340B program requires drug manufacturers to sell outpatient drugs at a discount to certain providers -- “safety net providers”. “Safety net providers” include not only hospitals serving many low-income patients (“disproportionate share hospitals” and free-standing children’s hospitals) but several other types of providers such as community health centers, state and local health departments, and HIV clinics. A number of new categories of hospitals including different types of rural hospitals and a small group of hospitals designated as free-standing cancer hospitals became eligible for the 340B program in March 2010. Together, these providers serve tens of millions of uninsured and underinsured people every year. It is a proven cost-savings strategy for a substantial percentage of health care providers.
   
 
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