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'Group Purchasing Organizations' Can Help Promote Greater Efficiency and Savings in the U.S. Health-Care System
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WHEN PRESIDENT OBAMA AND CONGRESS WEIGH HEALTH-CARE REFORM OPTIONS,
THEY SHOULD TAKE A CLOSE LOOK AT THE WORK OF "GROUP PURCHASING
ORGANIZATIONS"--OR G-P-O'S--WHICH ARE ALREADY ACHIEVING OVER 36-BILLION
DOLLARS IN SAVINGS, EACH YEAR. THAT'S ACCORDING TO A NEW STUDY OF
429 HOSPITALS, AND OVER THREE-MILLION HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS, ON
BEHALF OF THE HEALTH INDUSTRY GROUP PURCHASING ASSOCIATION.
H-I-G-P-A PRESIDENT, CURTIS ROONEY, HAS MORE...
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"G-P-O'S NEGOTIATE ON BEHALF OF HOSPITALS AND OTHER
HEALTH-CARE PROVIDERS, TO CONTRACT FOR THE BEST VALUE FOR SUPPLIES AND
SERVICES--EVERYTHING FROM FOOD TO PHARMACEUTICALS. G-P-O'S ALSO
SUPPORT PRESIDENT OBAMA'S CALL FOR PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY, AFFORDABLE
HEALTH CARE, FOR EVERY AMERICAN; THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT G-P-O'S DO, EVERY
DAY. THE 'VALUE OF GROUP PURCHASING' STUDY SHOWS, IN VERY
CONCRETE TERMS, HOW G-P-O'S SUPPORT AND DELIVER ON THE PRESIDENT'S
AGENDA--BY PROVIDING SIGNIFICANT EFFICIENCIES, AND MAXIMIZING SAVINGS,
IN THE HEALTH-CARE SYSTEM. THERE'S MORE THAT G-P-O'S CAN DO--AND
WE WANT TO WORK WITH CONGRESS AND THE PRESIDENT, TO DO SO."
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FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT
"G-P-O'S-SAVE-MONEY"-DOT-ORG.
