WIC retail vendor limits "important" for cost containment, GAO tells Senate committee.
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
WIC APPROVED RETAIL VENDOR LIMITS IMPORTANT TO COST CONTAINMENT, General Accounting Office Food & Agricultural Issue Director Robert Robinson states in written testimony to the Senate Agriculture Nutrition & Forestry Committee for a March 17 hearing. Citing a recent GAO report on cost reduction practices in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants & Children, Robinson said "WIC officials told us that limiting the number of vendors in the program is an important aspect of containing...costs."