This is “particularly problematic when GPOs invite a manufacturer to pay a premium fee to become a sole supplier.” “U.S. hospitals that purchase through a GPO went from 68% in 2000 to 98% by 2014.” “In 1987, after intense lobbying by the industry, group purchasers were granted an exception to the anti-kickback law, known as a safe …
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