We're from the government and we're here to steal and break rules because no one will do anything to us.
From the Las Vegas Sun:
The Southern Nevada Health District is abusing a federal vaccine
program for the poor by unfairly selling the vaccines to the general
public and undercutting private competitors, an antitrust complaint
filed in federal court alleges.
The complaint was filed by The Vaccine Center, which offers competitive immunization programs in Las Vegas.
Jennifer
Sizemore, a Health District spokeswoman, said SNHD has not yet been
served with the complaint. Sizemore said she could not comment on active
litigation.
Codefendants in the complaint are the drug
manufacturer, GlaxoSmithKline, and Apexus Inc., the manager of the
federal 340 Prime Vendor Program, which was set up by Congress to serve
as a safety net for the poor and indigent.
Although SNHD’s
mission is to be a “safety-net” provider to the poor and indigent, it
operates a commercial business that generates millions of dollars in
revenue annually by competing against private clinics and doctors for immunization services to the adult, non-Medicaid population, the complaint says.
The complaint says SNHD buys its vaccines at sharply reduced prices from GlaxoSmithKline under the 340B Program.
SNHD
is skirting the regulations of the program by reselling those cheaper
vaccines intended for the poor to the general population at lower costs
than its competitors — a violation of the laws governing the program,
the complaint says.
“SNHD has been able to crush private-sector
competition, drive private medical clinics and doctors out of business
and monopolize markets for fee-based immunization services,” the
complaint said.
The complaint says SNHD has entered into
lucrative immunization contracts with MGM Resorts Health Plan, Sands
Expo and Convention Center, Silver Nugget Gaming LLC, Boulder City and
the Las Vegas Hilton. http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2012/oct/30/health-district-accused-undercutting-private-outfi/
If this is found to be true, then there needs to be a massive investigation and people fired. Further, this abuses what the medication was supposed to go to- the poor.
But since this is a government agency, run by Democrats, what do you think the odds are that anything will happen. I think you will have better odds betting that the New York Jets will win the Super Bowl this year than anything happening to anyone at the health district.
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