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SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 5
48
TH LEGISLATURE
- STATE OF NEW MEXICO -
SECOND SESSION
, 2008
INTRODUCED BY
Dede Feldman
FOR THE LEGISLATIVE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE
A JOINT MEMORIAL
REQUESTING THE NEW MEXICO HEALTH POLICY COMMISSION TO CONVENE A
TASK FORCE TO IDENTIFY STATE DEPARTMENTS AND PUBLICLY FUNDED
HEALTH CARE AGENCIES TO PARTICIPATE IN BULK PURCHASING OF
DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, HEALTH CARE SUPPLIES AND
PHARMACEUTICALS.
WHEREAS, state departments and publicly funded health care
agencies can increase their market clout when purchasing
durable medical equipment, health care supplies and
pharmaceuticals by acting as a single bulk-purchasing unit
because manufacturers and distributors are more likely to
negotiate favorable pricing with larger-volume purchasing
units; and
WHEREAS, administrative costs, and thus administrative
fees, will decrease as economies of scale favor the bulk