GPO Acknowledgement Agreement

Last updated November 14, 2024
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AllSpire Health GPO, LLC (“AllSpire GPO”) is a “group purchasing organization” that is structured to comply with the requirements of the “safe harbor” regulations regarding payments to group purchasing organizations in 42 C.F.R. § 1001.952(j). AllSpire GPO has contracts with vendors for purchasing products and services used by AllSpire GPO’s member hospital systems and other participating hospital systems, healthcare organizations and employers as part of a group purchasing program. AllSpire GPO has negotiated and entered into a contract (the “Vendor Contract”) with Joon (the “Vendor”) under which Joon (the “App”) is made available to patients of AllSpire GPO’s member hospital systems and other participating hospital systems, healthcare organizations and employers. Under the Vendor Contract, the Vendor may pay fees to AllSpire GPO as consideration for administrative and other services provided by AllSpire GPO (“GPO Fees”). The payment of GPO Fees is intended to comply with the exception to the Medicare and Medicaid Anti-Kickback Statute in 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b(b)(3)(C) and the “safe harbor” regulations for group purchasing organizations in 42 C.F.R. § 1001.952(j).

Acknowledgment: I hereby acknowledge that (1) AllSpire GPO has acted on my behalf and for my benefit to negotiate any discounted pricing applicable to my access to the App, and (2) AllSpire GPO may receive from Vendor a GPO Fee of not more than 3% of the amount paid to Vendor by me, my employer, or my insurance carrier or other payor in connection with my use of the App.