IRVING, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Vizient commends
the House Judiciary Committee for advancing the CREATES Act, and three
other pieces of bipartisan legislation designed to promote competition
and lower drug prices.
Vizient has strongly
supported the CREATES Act, which will take needed steps to support
generic manufacturers market access to needed samples that will help to
bolster generic competition.
“We are pleased to see the House Judiciary Committee advance the CREATES
Act and other bipartisan bills aimed at lowering drug prices,” said Shoshana
Krilow, vice president of public policy and government relations for
Vizient. “We thank the House committee for their action and urge
Congress to quickly approve this important legislation so patients and
hospitals can gain access to less-costly essential medications.”
Vizient is the nation’s largest health care performance improvement
company serving a diverse membership that includes academic medical
centers, pediatric facilities, community hospitals, integrated health
care delivery networks and non-acute health care providers.
About Vizient, Inc.
Vizient, Inc., the largest member-driven health care performance
improvement company in the country, provides innovative data-driven
solutions, expertise and collaborative opportunities that lead to
improved patient outcomes and lower costs. Vizient’s diverse membership
base includes academic medical centers, pediatric facilities, community
hospitals, integrated health delivery networks and non-acute health care
providers and represents approximately $100 billion in annual purchasing
volume. The Vizient brand identity represents the integration of VHA
Inc., University HealthSystem Consortium and Novation, which combined in
2015, as well as MedAssets’ Spend and Clinical Resource Management (SCM)
segment, including Sg2, which was acquired in 2016. In 2019, Vizient
again received a World’s Most Ethical Company designation from the
Ethisphere Institute. Vizient’s headquarters are in Irving, Texas, with
locations in Chicago and other cities across the United States. Please
visit www.vizientinc.com as
well as our newsroom, blog, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube pages
for more information about the company.
Contacts
Angie Boliver
(972) 830-7961
[email protected]
