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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: David McDonough
Phone: 703-243-9262

HIGPA ANNOUNCES SIX NEW TRADING PARTNER MEMBERS

WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 9, 2000) -- The Health Industry Group Purchasing Association (HIGPA) is pleased to announce that six new companies- AliMed Inc., American Pharmaceutical Partners Inc., BuyMedical.com, E-Z-EM Inc., Medebiz Inc., Uniforms To You/Cintas -have recently joined the association as trading partner members.

"More and more, industry leaders are finding that one way to meet the challenges they face is to be part of a broad-based alliance like HIGPA that promotes their interests," said Robert Betz, Ph.D., HIGPA executive director. "No other association can claim the same kind of interaction and ongoing commitment to collaborative efforts with the health care industry's vendors, distributors, wholesalers, and manufacturers. We sincerely welcome these leading health care companies to our membership," Betz said.

HIGPA's Trading Partner Members include many of the nation's leading health care product and medical supply manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers and related suppliers. HIGPA's Industry Members include for-profit and not-for-profit corporations, purchasing groups, associations, multi-hospital systems, and health care provider alliances. According to a recent study conducted by a former principal analyst at the Congressional Budget Office, hospitals saved patients up to $19 billion in 1999 by purchasing products through group contracts.

HIGPA is a national chartered trade association of approximately 180 health care purchasing and supply chain organizations that serve approximately three out of every four U.S. acute care hospitals, as well as most of the long term care, home care and medical group practice markets. To learn more about HIGPA, visit our web site: www.higpa.org or call 703-243-9262.

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