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HSCA names HPS's Michelle Pleiness board chair, succeeding Capstone's Tim Bugg
September 20, 2026
HSCA, the GPO industry's Washington trade association, named Michelle Pleiness of HPS its board chair on September 14. She replaces Tim Bugg of Capstone Health Alliance.
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