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Do medical device companies put late payment fees in the purchase contract with hospitals?

do these medical device companies make clinics and hospitals pay a late fee if the hospitals don't pay for the medical devices on time

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: Hospital buyers of medical devices contract with manufacturers with market
power that sell differentiated products. The medical staff strongly influences hospitals’
choice of devices. Sellers have sought to limit disclosure of transaction prices. Policy-
makers have proposed legislation mandating disclosure, in the interest of greater transpar-
ency. We discuss why a manufacturer might charge different prices to different hospitals,
the role that secrecy plays, and the consequences of secrecy versus disclosure. We argue
that hospital-physician relationships are key to understanding what manufacturers gain
from price discrimination. Price disclosure can catalyze a restructuring of those relation-
ships, which, in turn, can improve hospital bargaining. [Health Affairs 27, no. 6 (2008):
1544–1553; 10.1377/hlthaff.27.6.1544]


Answered 4 years ago

Medical devices in general fall into the category of durable medical equipment (DME). Typically national, regional or even local vendors serve as the distributors of DME to the delivery system, ie hospitals, clinics, ASCs, etc. It is these DME vendors that hold the relationship with the delivery system and bill any fees. Manufacturers do hold direct relationships as well, but typically a vendor is in the middle and facilitate billing a well as collection from health insurance payers. Happy to discuss more if you like given my health insurance background.


Answered 4 years ago

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