AXIOS November 1, 2021
From medications to gloves to crutches, the strains of the global supply chain are hitting U.S. health care hard.
Why it matters: Shortages of health care supplies can quickly jump from a nuisance to a life-or-death proposition. They indicate serious vulnerabilities in the U.S. health care supply chain.
State of play: After seeing major supply shortages for protective equipment and ventilators in the early months of the pandemic, critical supplies stabilized and, in some places, demand for domestic products later bottomed out.
- Now global supply chain tie-ups are rippling across the industry again, leading to extended wait times for commonly used supplies and equipment.
What they’re saying: “We’re experiencing a vast array of global challenges that, layered together,...
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