VA Medical Supply Purchasing Reform Could Open New Doors
Executive Summary
The US Department of Veterans Affairs is giving the VA’s four prime vendors for medical and surgical supplies more ability to directly choose suppliers as part of ongoing updates to the Medical/Surgical Prime Vendor (MSPV 2.0) program. Here’s what device manufacturers should know as the program rolls out.
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