Leo opened the file and pointed to its clauses.
"We have the Alliance Trust System, and we have over one hundred thousand workers and their families using it."
"I only need to do one thing: package the purchasing power of those hundred-thousand-plus people."
"I will establish a Pittsburgh Citizen Health Mutual Aid Alliance."
"Then, the city government will step in on behalf of these people to negotiate with the pharmaceutical companies and hospitals."
"I'll tell them: either you give Pittsburgh a group-buy price, one that's at least 20% lower than the market rate."
"Or I'll kick you off our insurance reimbursement list. Or I'll use my executive power and send the health and fire departments to inspect your hospital's fire exits every single day."
"This is called volume-based procurement."
"This... Will this even work?" Ethan hesitated. "It sounds like you're creating a monopoly."
