Supply Chain

Precision Medical Products will move from Natomas, Calif., to Lincoln, Calif., Oct. 1, after purchasing a larger building for more than $5.6 million, the Sacramento Business Journal reports.

As surgery centers across America come together to celebrate National ASC Month, it’s time to fully recognize the one indispensable role that improves the health of every facility: the materials manager.

ASCs should prevent vendors from pushing products on physicians by implementing restrictions, according to Quorum Purchasing Advantage Vice President Tony Bramer.

Surgery centers should develop an ordering strategy rather than placing orders on demand, according to Medline's Antonia Finlayson, vice president of marketing for specialty sales.

Noted investor Carl Icahn has a significant stake in Cigna and wants to block the company's Express Scripts acquisition, according to a CNBC report.

Pfizer delayed a series of planned price increases as President Donald Trump criticized the company in a tweet. Pfizer CEO Ian Read spoke to CNBC on what happened after the tweet.

EyePoint Pharmaceuticals presented 12 month efficacy and safety data supporting its YUTIQ three-year micro-insert for noninfectious posterior segment uveitis at the 36th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Society of Retina Specialists, July 20 to July 25 in Vancouver, Canada.

Rep. David McSweeney, R-Ill., and Rep. Gregory Harris, D-Ill. proposed new legislation having the potential to end cuts in payments to medical equipment providers and supplies for Medicaid patients in Illinois, the Herald & Review reported.

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to permanently repeal the medical device tax, Lehigh Valley Business reports.

Valeant Pharmaceutical recently completed its rebrand, becoming Bausch Health to reflect the success of its flagship division, Bausch and Lomb.