To address America’s low supply of ventilators, tech and carmakers have been working frantically to boost output. For two weeks, they've been working without government contracts in hand.
at a plant in Michigan. A GE Healthcare executive, asked whether an order had been placed, told reporters the company was"continuing to work very, very closely with the government."
The ongoing negotiations between businesses and the federal government frustrated New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, whothat the federal government was bidding against states for the limited supply of ventilators. The military has"medical contingency" contracts, where a manufacturer agrees to deliver a set number of a product under normal conditions, and also prepares to rapidly scale up production if the Pentagon asks it to. It has to prove its suppliers can handle the stress of suddenly boosting output.
Instead of triggering a production increase, the Pentagon order simply redirected ventilators Zoll had already decided to make based on market demand.
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