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Hospital Group Purchasing Organizations (GPOs) could be monopolies and prevent fulfillment of important medical supplies / drugs

By Hicbd
Sun Jul 16 2023 2:31 am

"GPOs originated as hospital buying clubs, consolidated catalogs of medical supplies available at discount prices...It started in 1987, when lobbyists convinced Congress to weaken the anti-kickback laws that had kept GPOs honest. Freed from a prohibition on taking bribes, GPO buyers began to source hospital supplies based on the size of the 'commission' rather than value for money."

URL:
https://gen.medium.com/democrats-health-care-monopolies-and-market-failures-5ebbd0d96609
https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/the-villains-behind-our-medical-supply
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/02/opinion/drug-shortage.html?searchResultPosition=1
https://www.physiciansagainstdrugshortages.com/gpos-inflate-hc-costs.html

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Categories:
Hospitals U.S. Congress / Legislative Branch U.S. Healthcare U.S. Laws Global Supply Chain Management U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Monopolies / Anti-Competitive Corruption / Fraud Medical Devices / Supplies / Biomedical Engineering

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