McKnight’s Senior Living November 29, 2023
Kathleen Steele Gaivin

President Biden on Monday said he plans to use the Defense Production Act to make more “essential medicines” in America in an effort to mitigate drug shortages and curb inflation.

“We’re going to help ensure American families have reliable access to medicines they need,” Biden stated, according to a published transcript of his remarks.

“Before the pandemic, supply chains weren’t something most Americans thought about or talked about. But today, after years of delay in parts and products, everyone knows why supply chains are so important,” the president said.

The COVID-19 pandemic and its various iterations have brought supply challenges to the forefront for senior living community and nursing home operators. Provider advocates recently appealed to the White House...

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