Alberta Health Services Pain Med Procurement: $49M in Undelivered Drugs
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Retired Manitoba judge Raymond Wyants report reveals significant issues in Alberta Health Services procurement of childrens pain medication, particularly a seven million dollar increase in a contract with MHCare. The process began with a seventy million dollar order for Turkish-made meds, but only a small batch was approved. A five-year deal for alternatives was later agreed upon, but forensic accountants found no clear justification for the final price. The report confirms mismanagement at AHS, but clears elected officials and public servants. Albertas government is implementing Wyants recommendations to improve oversight and transparency. Meanwhile, opposition leaders call for legal action against MHCare for undelivered products. AHS has spent forty-two million dollars but only received twenty million dollars worth of meds, leaving forty-nine million dollars in outstanding bottles. Some inventory is set to expire, and over eight hundred thousand bottles have been destroyed. The focus now is on recovering public money and preventing such procurement issues in healthcare.
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