Kalvin Pugh (@kalvin_pugh) 's Twitter Profile
Kalvin Pugh

@kalvin_pugh

State 340B Policy Director @tiicann | Award winning advocate | US PLWH Caucus member | writer | 𝕽𝖊𝖇𝖊𝖑 𝖜𝖎𝖙𝖍 𝖆 𝖈𝖆𝖚𝖘𝖊 | opinions are my own.

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ADAPs (@adapadvocacy) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Too little, too late? 👇 "Drug Middlemen Aim to Avoid New Rules With Voluntary Changes" bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Peter J. Pitts (@peterpitts) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Private equity is snapping up hospital systems to boost profits, but the result has been higher patient costs and more hospital closures, cutting off access to care.

Alliance for Integrity and Reform of 340B (@air340b) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A recent Forbes article exposes large hospitals for taking advantage of the #340B program, as many urban tax-exempt hospitals exploit financial advantages without improving levels of charity care. As hospitals continue to find loopholes, costs continue to rise for us all. Read

TIICANN (@tiicann) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Today on National Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, we recognize that gay and bisexual men represented 67% of new US HIV diagnoses in 2022. CANN calls for increased testing, prevention resources, and treatment access while addressing the racism, discrimination, homophobia, and

TIICANN (@tiicann) 's Twitter Profile Photo

European patients wait up to 989 days for approved treatments while only 29% of new medicines are fully available through EU reimbursement - down from 42% five years ago. Our analysis shows what #MFN pricing could mean for America. #DrugPricing #PatientAccess

Alliance for Integrity and Reform of 340B (@air340b) 's Twitter Profile Photo

MUST READ: In a recent @DetroitNews opinion, former congressman Mike Bishop highlights how #340B has grown out of control, allowing large hospitals to use the program as a lucrative revenue stream at the expense of us all. Federal 340B reform is critical to address the lack of

Employers Against Hospital Pricing Abuse (@hsptlpriceabuse) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A lack of price transparency lets MI hospitals charge excessive rates, driving up costs for employers and working families. We need greater transparency and stronger accountability to rein in unchecked hospital pricing power. Learn more: bit.ly/4o11zw5

A lack of price transparency lets MI hospitals charge excessive rates, driving up costs for employers and working families. We need greater transparency and stronger accountability to rein in unchecked hospital pricing power. Learn more: bit.ly/4o11zw5
Jen Laws - Policy Candy (@policycandy) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I cannot emphasize enough how much MCOs/PBMs are milking Medicaid (so go look for yourselves). NONE of this touched how much is lost due to 340B usurpation of Medicaid rebates. Our Good Friend™️ doing good work ->

Kalvin Pugh (@kalvin_pugh) 's Twitter Profile Photo

“What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” - Jane Goodall Grateful to John Hickenlooper his office, and staffers of the Colorado delegation in congress for meeting with advocates dedicated to the reform of #340B

“What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” - Jane Goodall

Grateful to <a href="/Hickenlooper/">John Hickenlooper</a> his office, and staffers of the Colorado delegation in congress for meeting with advocates dedicated to the reform of #340B
ADAPs (@adapadvocacy) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Kudos to Kalvin Pugh... PrEPARING California for the future and better supporting those living with HIV - losangelesblade.com/2025/09/25/pre…

Kalvin Pugh (@kalvin_pugh) 's Twitter Profile Photo

And he sits there like a muppet without a hand up his backside. There are REAL consequences to people going without pay, one I know all too well. To disrespect public servants and our service members by playing political checkers with their lives is just shameful.

Jen Laws - Policy Candy (@policycandy) 's Twitter Profile Photo

There's a necessary conversation about how lack of transparency and accountability in #340B makes hospitals prime targets for PE acquisition and abuse. ->

Alliance for Integrity and Reform of 340B (@air340b) 's Twitter Profile Photo

In a new @AJC op-ed, Buddy Carter highlights how the #340B program has gone off track, allowing health system middlemen to profit at the expense of patients, employers and taxpayers. His new legislation, the 340B ACCESS Act, would bring much-need transparency and

TIICANN (@tiicann) 's Twitter Profile Photo

26% of people living with HIV have experienced intimate partner violence, with 36% lower odds of viral suppression. Our analysis examines how DOJ grant cuts dismantle survivor services during Domestic Violence Awareness Month. #HIV #DomesticViolence #HealthEquity

Jen Laws - Policy Candy (@policycandy) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Shifting patient burden and risk from an insurance model to a financial services model (wherein financial services already involved in medical financing are ridiculously predatory) is not the argument to be taken from this but it is the argument a decent chunk fo folks will take.

Kalvin Pugh (@kalvin_pugh) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The assault on gender-diverse KIDS continues as #FQHCs bow to an administration that doesn't care about KIDS. queeragenda.com/p/lgbtq-clinic…

TIICANN (@tiicann) 's Twitter Profile Photo

If it looks like a bribe and acts like a bribe... AARP disclosures show a $9 BILLION one-time payment from #UHC at the same time the insurer is under criminal investigation over #Medicare fraud. thecentersquare.com/national/artic…