Health System Owned Specialty Pharmacy Alliance, Inc.

Name

Health System Owned Specialty Pharmacy Alliance, Inc.

Legal name

Health System Owned Specialty Pharmacy Alliance, Inc.

Website

https://hospalliance.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Trade Association

NAICS

Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Hospital Shared Services, GPOs & System Support Organizations (HLAFAAAO)

Keywords

• Specialty pharmacy association
• Health system advocacy
• Pharmacy industry benchmarks
• 340B program advocacy
• Integrated care model

Headquarters

HQ city

Wakefield

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership fees from health system members. Charter Member tier at $10,000/year includes Board eligibility. General Member tier at $5,000/year provides complete membership benefits. HOSP is a non-profit organization with membership as primary revenue.
2. Partnership Program: Partner membership at $10,000/year for organizations including pharmaceutical companies, research institutions, and companies supporting HOSP initiatives. Partners receive leadership access, recognition, engagement opportunities, and collaboration benefits.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Health System Owned Specialty Pharmacy Alliance (HOSP) is a nationwide member-led trade association representing health systems with integrated specialty pharmacies. It sells annual memberships and partnerships that give health systems and supporting organizations access to advocacy, industry benchmarks, best-practice sharing, collaborative outcomes research, federal/state policy advocacy (notably on the 340B program), and peer networking through committees, conferences, webinars, and the quarterly Tablet newsletter.

Product overview

HOSP (Health System Owned Specialty Pharmacy Alliance) is a nationwide member-led organization representing health system owned specialty pharmacies. Rather than offering a unified software product, HOSP provides a suite of membership and advocacy services including industry benchmarking, best practices development, data collaboration, and policy advocacy. The organization operates through four main committees (Government Affairs & Advocacy, HERO, Best Practices, Membership) and offers programs such as the Pharmacy Integration Network (PIN) collaborative initiative. HOSP members include health systems with integrated specialty pharmacies, while partners include pharmaceutical companies and healthcare organizations supporting the industry.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• HOSP Membership Program Annual membership program (General Member at $5,000/year, Charter Member at $10,000/year) that gives health systems access to advocacy, industry benchmarks, best-practice sharing, data collaboration, and networking with peer health system specialty pharmacy leaders.

Quantifiable outcome

• Better patient outcomes and reduced total medical expenses through integrated specialty pharmacy model
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• The Health Management AcademycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 February 2024Premier community of healthcare's most influential changemakers from top U.S. health systems and innovative industry partners. Created unique shared membership arrangement allowing mutual learning and collaboration on healthcare innovation and best practices.
• AbbViecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPharmaceutical company focused on empowering process changes impacting disease management and treatment of patients. Committed to elevating patient support and standardized care through the HOSP partnership.
• Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerACHC is a recognized leader in pharmacy accreditation offering specialty pharmacy, ambulatory infusion center, sterile/non-sterile compounding, and pharmacy infusion accreditation. Provides HOSP members preferred pricing on accreditation services including discounts for Specialty Pharmacy, Compounding Pharmacy (PCAB), and Telehealth Certification.
• Alnylam PharmaceuticalscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRNAi therapeutics company that co-developed the Pharmacy Innovation Network (PIN) as a Rare Disease collaborative project with HOSP, creating a Rare Disease Implementation Toolkit.
• AstraZenecaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGlobal science-led biopharmaceutical company focused on Oncology, Rare Diseases, and BioPharmaceuticals including Cardiovascular, Renal & Metabolism, and Respiratory & Immunology.
• BeOne MedicinesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGlobal oncology company (formerly BeiGene) discovering and developing innovative treatments. Sponsoring HOSP 2026 networking reception.
• McKessonminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHealth system innovator helping extend operations to outpatient oncology and specialty clinics, long-term care, and retail settings for end-to-end solutions. Moderating panel discussions at HOSP events.
• Morris and DicksonminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNation's largest independent full-line and specialty pharmaceutical distributor supporting health systems and hospitals with reliable access to pharmaceuticals and specialty therapies.
• OrganonminorGTM or Marketing PartnerIndependent global healthcare company with portfolio of over 70 medicines in women's health, biosimilars, and established medicines. Sponsoring HOSP 2026 event as lanyard sponsor.
• Pharmacosmos TherapeuticsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFamily-owned company innovating in iron metabolism, blood disorders, and cell cycle biology with 700+ employees globally.
• Salix PharmaceuticalsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSpecialty pharmaceutical company focused on prevention and treatment of gastrointestinal diseases. Sponsoring networking lunch at HOSP events.
• Sumitomo Pharma AmericaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCompany committed to scientific and therapeutic breakthroughs in psychiatry & neurology, oncology, urology, women's health, rare disease, and cell & gene therapies.
• URACcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndependent leader in healthcare quality accreditation since 1990. Partnership provides HOSP members discount on URAC accreditation programs for pharmacies, hospitals, telehealth, and health plans.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Shields Health Solutions: Shields is a leading specialty pharmacy enablement company that partners with health systems to build integrated specialty pharmacy programs. Tangentially comparable to HOSP's members' mission: HOSP advocates for and benchmarks the model, Shields helps health systems build it — both sit at the center of the integrated specialty pharmacy ecosystem.

Direct peers

• 340B Health: 340B Health is a national association of hospitals participating in the federal 340B drug pricing program. Most directly comparable to HOSP on advocacy — both lobby Congress and CMS on 340B — but 340B Health represents safety-net hospitals broadly, while HOSP focuses on health-system specialty pharmacy integration.
• National Association of Specialty Pharmacy (NASP): NASP is the broadest U.S. trade association for the specialty pharmacy industry, covering payers, PBMs, manufacturers, and pharmacies. Most directly comparable to HOSP as a specialty-pharmacy-focused membership body, though HOSP is narrower (health-system-owned only) and NASP is broader (all specialty pharmacy stakeholders).

Broad incumbents

• Premier Inc. Premier is a major healthcare GPO and performance improvement company serving U.S. health systems. Similar to Vizient in being a scaled shared-services counterpart to HOSP, offering supply chain, pharmacy, and analytics services to the same health-system buyer HOSP organizes around advocacy and best-practice sharing.
• American Hospital Association (AHA): AHA is the national trade association representing U.S. hospitals and health systems at the federal level. Comparable as a health-system-facing advocacy body but vastly larger and broader; HOSP effectively runs a vertical-specialty counterpart that AHA does not deeply serve (specialty pharmacy integration).
• Vizient: Vizient is the largest U.S. healthcare performance improvement company and GPO, serving a large share of U.S. health systems. Comparable to HOSP as a shared-services organization helping health systems improve specialty pharmacy economics, though Vizient operates as a commercial GPO while HOSP is a nonprofit trade association.
• Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP): AMCP represents managed care pharmacists and organizations focused on benefit design, formulary management, and specialty drug access. Adjacent to HOSP because specialty pharmacy economics sit at the intersection of payer benefit design and provider delivery — HOSP's 340B and access advocacy overlaps with AMCP's payer-side agenda.
• American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP): ASHP is the largest U.S. professional association for pharmacists practicing in hospitals and health systems. Comparable to HOSP as a health-system-pharmacy-facing membership organization, but ASHP is far broader (all hospital pharmacy practice) and far larger, making HOSP a niche complement rather than direct competitor.

Regional players

• Specialty Pharmacy Certification Board (SPCB): SPCB certifies specialty pharmacists in the U.S. Comparable to HOSP as a specialty-pharmacy-focused standards-setting body, though SPCB is U.S.-only and credentialing-focused while HOSP is broader (advocacy, benchmarking, partnerships) and member-network-led.

Others

• McKesson Specialty Health: McKesson is a major HOSP partner and one of the largest U.S. specialty pharmaceutical distributors. Not a peer organizationally, but directly comparable as an ecosystem participant — McKesson both sponsors HOSP events and competes for the health-system specialty pharmacy business HOSP members operate.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/HosPalliance
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hospital-owned-specialty-pharmacy

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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