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Why Medical Supply Chain Inflation Isnt Cooling
Episode 38 of Inflation Explained with Fexingo digs into a stubborn inflation pocket that most people overlook: medical supplies. Lucas and Luna break down why items like surgical gloves, syringes, and IV bags are still seeing double-digit price increases even as headline CPI moderates. Drawing on the latest April CPI data (332.4 overall, but with medical commodities up over 6 percent year-over-year), they trace the problem back to reshoring bottlenecks, hospital group purchasing, and a clinic in Phoenix that saw its supply costs jump 40 percent in a single quarter. They also connect the dots…
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