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Value Drug’s Modico Brothers Reflect on Nearly 50 Years in Healthcare Distribution
While many lead fulfilling, long-term careers in the healthcare distribution industry, the Modico brothers of HDA member Value Drug Company are part of a rare group of distribution experts who have done it for nearly 50 years.
The latest installments of HDA’s Faces of the Supply Chain series feature the brothers — Dave Modico, Warehouse Manager, and Sam Modico, Innovation Manager — who have been along for about half of Value Drug’s 90 years in business. Filmed at the company’s distribution center in Altoona, Pa., the brothers recount their decades in distribution and discuss the meaning behind their work.
Health Delivered: How Healthcare Distributors Have Made Care Possible for 150 Years
For all the challenges facing healthcare, one part of the system quietly and consistently works behind the scenes to the benefit of all Americans: pharmaceutical distribution. As the Healthcare Distribution Alliance (HDA) marks its 150th anniversary, we are reflecting on HDA members’ steadfast and long-standing commitment to patients and the entire health ecosystem.
Technological Innovations Reshaping the Healthcare Supply Chain
Almost every industry is exploring the groundbreaking potential of new technologies involving automation, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), and the healthcare supply chain is no exception. While rapid innovation always brings some degree of uncertainty, the healthcare distribution industry has already found exciting opportunities for automation, AI and ML to assist employees, while also creating efficiencies that ultimately benefit providers and their patients.
HDA Research Foundation Recognizes Albert Paonessa, III, With Nexus Award for Lifetime Achievement
The HDA Research Foundation honored Albert “Al” Paonessa, III, Chairman and former CEO of KeySource, with the 2026 Nexus Award for Lifetime Achievement.