GPO Self-Regulation Flaws Dictate Legislation – Former FTC Attorney Balto
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Testimony by David Balto, a former FTC policy director, that more regulation is needed to penalize GPOs in violation of their "codes of conduct" could convince Sens. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) and Herb Kohl (D-Wisc.) that legislation is required
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