Group Purchasing Oligopoly
​The Fleecing of US Healthcare
We have a symbiosis of sleazy Group Purchasing Organizations sharks masquerading a step-above the law, touting “value” and “savings”, while all the while contributing to the fleecing of America through an organized pay-to-play racket.
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GPO Cartels
​Risking Innovation, Inflating Cost, Killing Patients
"...GPOs are buying exclusivity at the risk of innovation, at the risk of cost, at the risk of lives of patients,”
Makan Delrahim, Former Assistant Attorney General, United States.
"Big GPO shareholder facilities stick with their GPOs because they and/or their executives get share backs aka patronage fees,"
Phillip Zweig, Journalist & Author, 2021 Healthcare Person of the Year 
25 Hospital Horror Stories
From RateAHospital.com
Patient reviews of 25 different acute care, accredited hospitals, some with heavily-touted high letter grades, and all delivering shabby care, horrible treatments, and poor services to vulnerable healthcare consumers.
Mediocre Health Care
How Hospitals Performed On 2022 Ratings
For January 2022, there was only six 5-star US hospitals. The reason- GPOs are buying exclusivity at the risk of innovation, at the risk of cost, at the risk of lives of patients.
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Drug Purchasing Cartels
GPOs Fighting The Import of Cheaper Drugs
PhRMA, the pharmaceutical industry trade group, showed its might on Capitol Hill helping to quash Trump’s drug-pricing bill, which was one of the administration’s top priorities.