Policy makers are now assessing pandemic experiences from the healthcare supply chain, and seeking insights on how to harden the pipeline of essential medical products against unpredictable ...

The Hatch-Waxman Act of 1984, which gave rise to the modern generic drug market, was one of the most significant cost-reducing policy innovations of the last 40 years. In 2021 alone, the use of ...

CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Medical device and technology company Lazurite today announced an agreement with CHAMPS Group Purchasing (GPO), a business affiliate of The Center for Health Affairs, ...

Powerful drug-industry middlemen have quietly reorganized the prescription-drug supply chain. They've set up group-purchasing organizations to get more leverage when negotiating with drugmakers.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. & MEADVILLE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In a strategic move to grow its presence in the Group Purchasing industry, Pandion Optimization Alliance has announced the acquisition of Vantage ...

Digital commerce is dramatically changing companies' relationships with suppliers. We see more and more vertical B2B marketplaces emerging, and their market niche is constantly growing. Does this mean ...

The following are six of the largest group purchasing organizations ranked by acute-care hospital members, according to each organization’s self-reported* numbers. 1. MedAssets (Alpharetta, Ga.) — ...

Accor has transformed procurement from a cost-control function into a source of sustainability, a risk mitigation tool, and a major business driver. Here’s how Astore, the company’s dedicated group ...

The F.T.C. and H.H.S. are examining the tactics of group purchasing organizations that generic industry executives say have led to scarce supplies of treatments like chemotherapy. By Christina Jewett ...

A Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) procures contracts on behalf of the members it serves. The UT System GPO Accreditation Program only recognizes/approves GPOs that satisfy UT System procurement ...

PARSIPPANY, N.J., July 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Navigator Group Purchasing, Inc., a Managed Health Care Associates, Inc. (MHA) Company, and the largest and most experienced full-service GPO ...