WASHINGTON (Nov. 10, 2016) – The R Street Institute is encouraged by the Federal Trade Commission’s proposed updates to the Contact Lens Rule. The decade-old rule was crafted to promote competition in the retail sale of contact lenses, imposing...
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Consumer Action Alerts: New Bill Could Stop You From Getting a Copy of Your Eyewear Prescription
FTC issues warning letters; troubling legislation being pushed by eye doctors and manufacturers More than 41 million Americans who wear contact lenses have the right to get a copy of their prescription from their eye doctor...
Americans for Tax Reform Blog: Senate Legislation Would Destroy Contact Lens Consumer Choice and Restrict Free Market
Legislation before the United States Senate, S.2777 the Contact Lens Consumer Health Protection Act (CLCHPA) needlessly reduces choice, increases costs, and may even threaten eye health for the 41 million Americans that rely on contact lens. CLCHPA, introduced by Senator Bill...
The Latino Coalition Opposes Proposed Contact Lens Consumer Health Protection Act of 2016
S.2777 will produce higher prices and more hurdles for Hispanic market WASHINGTON, DC- The Latino Coalition (TLC), a national advocacy organization representing Hispanic businesses and consumers, raised concerns today about the Contact Lens Consumer Health Protection...
National Taxpayers Union Blog: Myopic Government Schemes Threaten Eye Care Consumers… and Taxpayers
By Pete Sepp Contact lens wearers, read on while you still have easy access to your supplies. This post was first written earlier in the week with an entirely different intention – to point out how...
National Taxpayers Union: Short Sighted Contact Lens Legislation Will Short-Change Taxpayers, Citizen Group Warns
Senate legislation that claims to protect the health of contact-lens users could actually hurt those very same consumers and boost the price tag of government health insurance programs. That’s the warning from National Taxpayers Union (NTU),...
Costco Wholesale: Costco Wholesale Opposes New Bill on Contact Lenses
Costco Wholesale Corp. announced its opposition to a bill introduced by U.S. Senator John Cassidy (R-LA) that would increase costs for many Americans who wear contact lenses. The bill would make it more difficult for consumers...
Lens.com: Legislation Introduced this Week Will Undermine a Decade of Consumer Protections for Over 40 Million Contact Lens Wearers
Lens.com strongly opposes Cassidy-Boozman bill to deprive consumers of choice, reduce marketplace competition, and increase prices for lens users -- Las Vegas, Nevada (April 12, 2016) – Lens.com, a leading retailer that has supplied millions of...
1-800 Contacts: 1-800 Contacts Opposes Legislation Introduced Today That Would Gut “Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act”
Anti-Consumer Legislation Would Increase Costs for 41 Million Contact Lens Consumers Draper, Utah – Legislation being pushed by the American Optometric Association (AOA) and introduced today in the U.S. Senate would rewrite current law to undermine...
1-800 Contacts: 27,725 Violations Reveal Pattern of Improper Behavior as Many Optometrists Put Profits Ahead of Patient Choice
In an effort to advocate for American consumers, 1-800 Contacts today notified the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) of nearly 28,000 violations by optometrists and other eye care providers of the Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act...