Yes, sadly. At a time like this, I think everyone has parked that and said, “We know there are some things we need like swabs, ventilators, reagents and personal protective equipment. Go and get them, and we will figure out the best process and follow it solidly."
I recognize why the previous model existed and that it was often risk mitigated, but I would certainly encourage us, as this completes, to go back and ask, does the complexity of our process warrant the outcome we're trying to achieve or waste a tremendous amount of time and taxpayer dollars for the illusion of fairness? At times, frankly, this is frustrating to the purchaser, the provider community and to the end user. I'm not suggesting for a minute that we should walk away from it.