1. Veterans affairs contracting: improvements in buying medical and surgical supplies could yield cost savings and efficiency : testimony before the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, House of Representatives Publication: Washington, DC : United States Government Accountability Office, December 7, 2017 Subject(s): Purchasing, Hospital -- economicsVeterans Health -- economicsContract ServicesCost ControlCost SavingsEconomic CompetitionEquipment and Supplies -- economicsFormularies as TopicHumansUnited StatesUnited States. Department of Veterans Affairs.