Review of: "Expanding Contracting Authorities Across the Department of Health and Human Services Family of Agencies to Address Critical Public Health Needs"

This article explains the barriers and facilitators affecting the contracting authority of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) related to the department's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.The use of Other Transaction Authorities (OTAs) by HHS enabled the department to rapidly design and implement a nationwide COVID-19 testing program by contracting with America's expansive and reliable community of non-traditional vendors, speci cally including but not limited to retail pharmacies.