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Welcome to the McKesson and CNECT Partnership

Our two companies have worked together for many years, forging a strong working relationship that can benefit you and your customers. 

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Here’s what you need to know about CNECT, and why you should partner with us:

  • CNECT is McKesson’s largest exclusive GPO partner, with $450M in annual sales volume.
  • We are the exclusive group purchasing organization (GPO) of the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC), a leading advocate for community health centers nationwide.
  • We’re an aggregator with over 400 contracts aggregated to higher-than-base tiers. 
  • We service all classes of trades in the continuum of care space. 
  • We give you access to 24 sales and service reps in territory who are ready to support you in the field. 
  • Our operations and contract teams include 16 people who can support you with roster management, contract loads, and Rx enrollment. 
  • In FY24, we completed 1.3M member contract connections. 

The Member Enrollment Process and Contract Load Expectations

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Send the following information to your CNECT new business rep:
  • Screenshot of customer information, including bill-to and ship-to account numbers, name, and full address. 
  • Customer contact information, including title, full name, and email address. 
  • 12-month usage list with extended sales.

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CNECT sends prefilled membership application to customer contact via DocuSign.
  • Please encourage your customers to opt in for the Rx contract portfolio by including their DEA or HIN. 

 

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Once the contract is signed, Premier assigns a GPO ID within 2-3 days.

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After receiving the GPO ID, CNECT:
  • Price activates manufacturer contracts per the usage list. If a usage list is not provided, we will price activate top contracts for the customer’s specific class of trade. 
  • Submits a load request to the McKesson GPO support team, which then sends the GPO designation link to the customer. Once it is completed, McKesson loads CNECT pricing to the account within 72 hours. 

*Please note, manufacturer aggregated tiers will load in the next 2-3 weeks, though some take longer, such as BD, which has a minimum 45-day loading period. 

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Grow and Protect Your Business with CNECT’s GPO Services

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Price Quotes/Market Baskets

Send a 12-month product usage list and include manufacturer number, full manufacturer name, item description, UOM, and quantity sold extended sales.

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Tier Audits 

Send your CNECT member engagement manager the customer’s name, all bill-to account numbers associated with the accounts, and a 12-month usage history with extended sales.

After receiving this information, our operations team will review tiers based on CNECT’s aggregation portfolio and the member’s volume. Any missing price activations will be submitted. 

We’ll also review Rx portfolio eligibility per ship-to, with Rx activation opportunities identified in the report. We’ll automatically process Rx activation for locations that have a HIN. 

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Business Reviews 

Team up with your CNECT sales or service rep for joint customer business reviews. We’ll provide custom member reports, new contract savings opportunities, and other resources to drive the value of our GPO membership and McKesson partnership. 

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Vendor List Analyses 

Send your customer’s vendor list to CNECT and we’ll identify immediate savings opportunities outside of med/surg products. We’ll help build a fence around your business by giving your customers access to discounts on I.T. hardware and software (16% off), office supplies (55% off), shipping (54-75% off), janitorial supplies (58% off), and more. Let’s take the focus on cutting prices off you and direct it to savings in other areas of your customers’ organizations. 

 

CNECT Manufacturer Contract Highlights

Rx Portfolio

Our robust portfolio will lower your acquisition cost and provide customers with savings for their pharmaceutical needs. The portfolio includes vaccines, injectables, orals, and both generic and branded products. 

Committed vaccine programs are also available. Members need a valid DEA or HIN per location that orders Rx products on the membership roster to be eligible. 

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Our Rx portfolio includes several vaccine options, including the latest COVID-19 and RSV vaccines from Moderna:

Moderna 2025-26 COVID-19 Vaccines (Pending FDA Approval)

  • 24-25% savings versus standard GPO pricing.
  • 25% returnability rate.
  • mRNA-1283, Spikevax, and pediatric vaccines available.

Pricing is net pricing and no additional distributor markup should be applied. 

Moderna mRESVIA® RSV Vaccine

  • 22% lower pricing than 2024-2025.
  • Prefilled Syringe:
    • $2,030.00 (Box of 10)
    • $406.00 (Box of 2)

Pricing is net pricing and no additional distributor markup should be applied. 

Rapid Diagnostic Test Kits

CNECT members now have access to discounted pricing on a broad range of CLIA-waived and molecular point-of care testing solutions.

  • Sekisui Diagnostics (CC-0121): Reduced pricing on 29 testing solutions, all made in the USA. Pricing is firm through March 2027.
  • CoaguSense (CC-0130): Members save 10% on PT/INR monitoring systems and test strips, with locked-in pricing through March 2027.

Condoms

CNECT members leverage our agreement with LifeStyles (CC-0126), a global leader in the sexual wellness sector, to receive 23% off latex and non-latex condoms.

Midmark

CNECT members save 44.9% off list price with Midmark (PP-FA-1072), a discount that is firm through March 2026.

Find Your CNECT Sales or Service Rep

Input the zip code of the account you are working with below to find your CNECT representative. For reference, the correct CNECT contact will depend on whether you are working with an existing CNECT account or a new business.

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Watch Our McKesson-Exclusive Webinar

Grow your book of business and add further value to your current customers with the support of CNECT GPO.

Watch our McKesson-exclusive webinar where we explain operational best practices for working with a GPO and strategies that support you in winning and protecting business. During the webinar, we cover:

  1. Teaming up with your CNECT rep to carry out successful customer business reviews.
  2. How to use customer product usage lists to make contract loads more efficient.
  3. Effective price quote strategies and the information needed to complete a comprehensive analysis.
  4. Premier’s extensive pharmacy portfolio and updates to Rx contracts.

Watch our webinar recording and find out how you can work with CNECT to hit your targets and maximize your business.

Download CNECT Customer-Facing Flyers

To make it easier for you to promote the benefits of joining CNECT to your customers, we’ve produced a series of flyers. Each one contains information relevant to organizations in a specific class of trade. You can download the flyers below:

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