
“While there are more than 600 GPOs in various industries, only a few GPOs dominate the medical market,” Dr. Singleton writes. “The current fee structure raises an obvious conflict of interest: … since vendors pay the fees as a percentage of the product cost, the higher the price, the higher the GPOs’ fees.”
http://www.pressreleasepoint.com/government-enabled-kickbacks-escalate-medical-prices-worsen-shortages-stifle-innovation
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