THE VALUED VOICE

As directed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the State of Wisconsin is moving into a new phase of Remdesivir distribution as early as next week. Currently, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) receives a weekly allocation from HHS and distributes that supply based on requests that hospitals submit. The supply is distributed to hospitals free-of-charge. Going forward the state will continue to allocate Remdesivir, but hospitals will be invoiced by the Remdesivir distributor, AmerisourceBergen. When indicating a desire to receive a Remdesivir distribution you are also agreeing to pay for the drug you receive.
 
This Fact Sheet from HHS provides more detail, including the cost of Remdesivir; hospitals will pay no more than the wholesale acquisition cost (WAC) set by Gilead, which amounts to approximately $3,200 per treatment course.
 
For more information, contact dhsoperations@dhs.wisconsin.gov, a special email account multiple DHS staff monitor.