Sold Medical Supplies From Veterans Hospitals

Office of Procurement, Acquisition and Logistics (OPAL)

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The mission of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is one of service to more than 27 million Veterans who have so unselfishly served their country. To accomplish this mission, VA acquires products and industry services through a nationwide system of …

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National Acquisition Center Programs. The VA National Acquisition Center (NAC) is responsible for supporting the health care requirements of the VA and other …

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head of veterans bureau sold scarce medical supplies from veterans hospitals and kept money at a cost to taxpayers of about 250 million. Charles forbes. Hardings secretary of …

Industry Voices—VA procurement is constantly …

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The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DOD) provide healthcare for more than 18 million beneficiaries including veterans, …

‘Swept Up by FEMA’: Complicated Medical Supply …

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Gov. Jared Polis of Colorado thought his state had secured 500 ventilators before they were “swept up by FEMA.”. For weeks, the Trump administration pushed states to procure their own ...

FEMA Reportedly Took The 5 Million Masks Ordered For …

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“I had 5 million masks incoming that disappeared,” said Dr. Richard Stone, the executive in charge of managing the nation’s largest health care system with 1,255 …

Office of Procurement, Acquisition and Logistics (OPAL)

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The Pharmaceutical pricing data (as of 01/01/2023) for all VA National Acquisition Center (NAC) programs, including FSS and National Contracts, is updated on or around the 2 nd …

Veterans Affairs employee pleads guilty to theft of …

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In addition to his legitimate purchases for veterans’ health care needs, Rumph used his government-issued purchase card to make unauthorized purchases of …

Hospitals Waste Billions of Dollars in Medical Supplies

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Steve Sternberg Jan. 31, 2017. In 2016, Partners sent seven containers overseas with an estimated value of $250,000. A larger nonprofit, Georgia-based MedShare, sent 156 containers, each …