Posted on 11/09/2014 11:28:36 AM PST by Nachum
Unauthorized and potentially counterfeit, dangerous surgical devices and medical supplies have flowed unchecked into the Department of Veterans Affairs supply chain and into VA operating rooms, according to internal agency correspondence from a major supplier who blamed new procurement rules.
The bogus supplies gained a foothold when the department started using reverse auctions to fulfill some contracts, according to both department officials and a 2012 memo from Johnson & Johnson, the world’s largest medical device business.
In the memo, the company told the VA it was getting surgical supplies bought from unauthorized distributors through the so-called “gray market,” and said those supplies raised serious questions about patient safety, according to emails obtained through the Freedom of Information Act.
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“Unease grows among U.S. doctors over Indian drug quality
http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/03/18/usa-india-genericdrugs-idINDEEA2H03120140318 “
But yet, they are still making drugs in India.
The author being interviewed on Fox and Friends
3:45 Minutes
Jim McElhatton, Washington Times Reporter
VA Patients Treated With Bogus Medical Equipment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_3Heg3hJSQ
Horrifying report. Let’s hope this gains traction.
Let’s all repeat the VA Motto!
“Delete, Delay, Deny And Hope They Die”
Sickening what this evil government is doing to our veterans! I hope this story gets told everywhere.
Good God.
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