House Oversight Committee report says the White House overpaid by as much as $500m for a ventilator contract with Philips.
- Report says the White House didn’t build on an existing Obama-era contract with the company
- New deal was negotiated by
Peter Navarro ’s office, formalized byAdam Boehler , and then handed to HHS contract officer to do proper documentation, report says
- New deal was negotiated by
- Philips recommended the administration buy a model of ventilators with “more clinician-friendly screens,” but the committee found that the screens were identical to a cheaper model purchased by the Obama administration
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