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| So we do feel good about what the future may be relative to that |
| This transaction unlocked substantial value for stockholders and enhanced the Company's focus on our differentiated healthcare businesses |
| We continue to operate with a strong financial foundation supported by significant cash flow and a flexible balance sheet, which provides us the ability to continue to return capital to stockholders while also investing in future growth |
| The only thing I would add is that, as we look at the -- as we looked at those two businesses and we think about the scale, the resources, and the expertise that other partners can bring to actually take those to the next level, we have a strong belief both of those businesses have a bright future |
| And first of all, I would agree that when you take out last year's tough comp, we do feel good about the first half that we had in Performance Services, particularly with certain aspects of our business |
| In addition, we are seeing market validation that our technology-enabled margin improvement solutions continue to save providers considerable time and money |
| We also continue to make progress in our adjacent markets businesses which grew over 29% in aggregate |
| For example, we continue to drive growth in our consulting services business as healthcare providers are leveraging Premier to drive clinical and margin improvement |
| We believe these are meaningful businesses that will thrive with the right partners, creating more value for the customers they serve, while also affording Premier the opportunity to narrow our operational focus |
| I'm also incredibly proud that Premier was recently recognized by Newsweek as one of America's greatest workplaces for diversity |
| And we think we're incredibly well positioned to deal with the labor issues |
| I will say we had a strong first half, particularly with our applied sciences business in the second quarter |
| We are excited about the future as we execute on the strategies that set us apart in the market, including streamlining all aspects of the supply chain and leveraging our unique data, technologies, and AI capabilities to support provider performance, improvement, and growth in adjacent markets |
| We believe we're at a great spot to really support health care systems as they're struggling through with the labor issue |
| As a result, we expect flat to nominal sequential improvement in products revenue on a quarterly basis as pricing and demand continue to normalize and we realize incremental contributions from the ongoing ramp of our domestic gown and glove initiatives in the second half of fiscal 2024 |
| True to our mission to improve the health of communities, we are dedicated to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce and are so thrilled to be recognized nationally for our efforts |
| Relative to Contigo and S2S, we're also excited about the opportunity to talk about what the future potential is with a very strong partner alongside us to actually take those businesses with more expertise and resources to the next level |
| We do think those are differentiated capabilities that can show demonstratable value to health care systems as they're moving from manual to technology-enabled processes |
| However, we remain enthusiastic about market opportunities that validate the need for our solutions |
| We are encouraged by recent projects and customer engagements and are excited to continue to share our strategy and value proposition with new and existing customers |
| I'm excited about our recently announced 10-year GPO agreement with Tufts Medicine that expands our relationship to include co-management of their people, processes, and technologies to drive efficiencies and contain costs |
| Premier is an essential enabler of high-quality, cost-effective healthcare |
| And so as we did indicate in our remarks, we are excited now having that behind us and being able to go out and have conversations with customers about the business moving forward |
| Our provider-led, technology-enabled strategies deliver unique enterprise solutions for better provider performance and a smarter healthcare supply chain |
| While we expect the provider-sponsored health plan and employer markets to continue to progress, we believe an outside partner will allow for continued advancement of the business through a broader capability set and increased scale |
| In closing, we remain committed to and confident in the disciplined execution of our strategy and the value-creation opportunities ahead |
| We still feel good about the pipeline, but we are seeing those continuing to take a long time to get over the finish line in certain cases |
| In our GPO business, we continue to anticipate aggregate blended member fee share will be in the mid-50% range for fiscal 2024 on a full year basis, and we expect continued growth in member purchasing driven by further penetration of existing member spend |
| And then finally, in that realm, we do believe this idea of technology-led work with our pharmaceutical companies to identify patients for trials, we do think that's very unique for us |
| We remain committed to a disciplined approach to execution that we expect to deliver value for our stockholders, members, and other customers |
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| In our direct sourcing business, we continue to experience the impact of excess market supply in members' and other customers' inventory levels, which has contributed to lower demand and pricing in the current year period, resulting in a decline in products revenue |
| First, Performance Services adjusted EBITDA decreased mainly due to lower revenue and incremental headcount to support growth in our consulting services and adjacent markets businesses |
| And second, Supply Chain Services adjusted EBITDA declined mainly due to a decrease in revenue and an increase in expenses in support of our GPO and supply chain co-management businesses |
| But with the fee share pressure and dynamics that we've been transparently talking about for quite a while now, we expect that business for -- into '24 being a mid-single-digit decline in terms of the top line because of the change in fee share that we've seen on that side of the business |
| Contigo has negatively impacted that with some of the growth that we've seen there, which is why we're at the 20% |
| If we do see further consolidation in the marketplace, which has affected it at times, we could see pressure and increase in administrative fee share above that mid-50% level |
| But to the extent that utilization or member participation in our GPO are higher or lower than we expect, these could represent potential headwinds or tailwinds to our expectations |
| Adjusted net income and adjusted earnings per share each declined, primarily driven by the same factors that impacted adjusted EBITDA |
| One is the continual labor issue |
| In our Performance Services segment, revenue was impacted by a decrease in contributions from enterprise license agreements compared to the prior year period |
| I think the prospects for enterprise licenses in our Performance Services segment, we've tapered some of those expectations from what we were thinking we would see earlier in the year |
| You cut your assumptions pretty heavily for Performance Services, but if I scrub out last year's tough comp, it actually doesn't look like Performance Services had a bad first half at all |
| Revenue, obviously, has been a bit more challenged -- typically think of that business is hovering in the low to mid-single-digit EBITDA range |
| My question is, is the second half reduction in adjacent market revenue because Contigo was higher in the first half and now lower in the second half? Is it because ELAs, your enterprise license agreements are much lower in the second half than they were in the first half, even though was down quarter-over-quarter |
| From a liquidity and balance sheet perspective, cash flow from operations for the first six months of fiscal 2024 of $35.4 million decreased from $196.7 million in the prior year period |
| Moreover, as the healthcare industry continues to grapple with challenges, including labor shortages, supply chain disruption, and an aging population, Premier is an essential partner now more than ever |
| I will say broadly that I think that the strategic alternative view has certainly had customers at certain points across all of our businesses kind of have questions about what the future holds |
| I have, Craig, a little trouble with the math here |
| Having said that, there are three significant issues that are affecting health care right now |
| While total net revenue declined from the prior year period, we did meet our expectations for profitability as a result of ongoing discipline in actively managing our business in our Supply Chain Services segment, and as expected, net administrative fees revenue was impacted by an increase in the aggregate blended member fee share to the mid-50% level |
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