Supply Chain

The White House said it plans to expand and restructure the strategic national stockpile. 

Ten hospitals and health systems posted job listings for supply chain expertise in the last week:

The Federal Emergency Management Agency canceled a $55.5 million contract it had signed with Panthera Worldwide, a small Virginia company, to provide the government with N95 masks, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Hospitals in Boston that have historically been rivals are sharing supplies, equipment, data and staff in an effort to treat COVID-19 patients, The Boston Globe reported. 

LabCorp and Quest Diagnostics both said they've ramped up their COVID-19 testing capacity.

The White House has revealed how it plans to distribute $11 billion from the CARES ACT to support state testing, Politico reported. 

The Federal Communications Commission has accepted GE Healthcare's request for a waiver, allowing for faster importation and marketing of medical equipment from new suppliers.

The FDA granted emergency use authorization for Abbott Laboratories' new COVID-19 antibody test, the company said May 11. 

One Medical, a membership-based chain of primary care clinics based in San Francisco, is offering COVID-19 testing to the general public, including for asymptomatic patients, according to KUSI, an independent television station based in San Diego. 

The FDA authorized two new types of diagnostic COVID-19 tests this week, the first antigen test and the first at-home test that uses saliva samples.