“The VA’s MSPV-NG program, intended to streamline the way its medical centers buy supplies for treating 7 million vets… has yet to achieve key goals of cost savings and greater efficiency.”
“GAO made 10 recommendations for how the VA can better manage future phases of the program and improve its purchasing.”
Source: Veterans Affairs Contracting: Improvements in Buying Medical and Surgical Supplies Could Yield Cost Savings and Efficiency, November 9, 2017. Read more here.