Fierce Healthcare March 10, 2022
Anastassia Gliadkovskaya

Over the past several decades, supply chain disruptions have repeatedly plagued the U.S. healthcare system, costing millions of dollars per year and putting the health and lives of patients at risk.

While it’s no secret how heavily the U.S. relies on other countries for medical imports, a new report challenged the widely suggested solution of increasing domestic production as a way of increasing supply chain resilience.

While that may seem like a “simple fix,” the already complex, globalized nature of medical product supply chains “may limit the feasibility of an on-shoring strategy,” according to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.

In a recent report, the organization outlined how to build a more...

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