FTC and HHS Issue Joint RFI to Understand how GPOs and Drug Wholesalers may be Contributing to Generic Drug Shortages; Comments Due April 15

FTC and HHS Issue Joint RFI to Understand how GPOs and Drug Wholesalers may be Contributing to Generic Drug Shortages; Comments Due April 15

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) jointly issued a request for information (RFI) regarding market concentration among large health care group purchasing organizations (GPOs) and drug wholesalers, as well as information regarding their contracting practices. The aim of this RFI is to gain an understanding of how the activities of these… (Eisen, 1/1/70) #Costs, #Drug Pricing, #Generic Drugs, #Rural Health, #Wholesalers