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Shelby Oakley: VA program to streamline medical supply purchases not working as planned
The Veterans Affairs Department's program to streamline how it buys medical supplies hasn't worked out as planned.
When you treat 7 million patients a year, it takes a lot of supplies. Last year, the Veterans Affairs Department launched a new program to streamline how it buys medical supplies. But it hasn’t worked out as planned. Shelby Oakley, the director of acquisition and sourcing management issues at the Government Accountability Office, explains why.
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