Utah’s Contact Lens Pricing Battle ................

[Chris Ryser]

Costco and 1-800 Contacts Granted Right to Intervene in Utah’s Contact Lens Pricing Battle - Costco and 1-800 Contacts Granted Right to Intervene in Utah’s Contact Lens Pricing Battle


SALT LAKE CITY, Utah—Costco and 1-800 Contacts have sided with the state of Utah in its passage last month of the “Contact Lens Consumer Protection Act” that was signed into law on March 27, 2015, by Utah Governor Gary Herbert in response to the major contact lens manufacturers instituting Unilateral Pricing Policy (UPP) programs over the past two years.

The law is scheduled to go into effect on May 12, 2015, but Alcon, Bausch + Lomb, and Johnson & Johnson Vision Care filed lawsuits April 14, 2015, to stop that state’s attorney general from enforcing the new law, as reported by VMail.


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[newguyaroundhere]

This is interesting. If Costco and 1800 Contacts are successful here, it could set off a chain reaction that would basically eliminate the UPP model altogether.

Then again, I haven't noticed a significant change with the UPP in place between patients that purchase contacts from us or go online or to Costco to purchase.

[newguyaroundhere]

Also interesting to see that 14 or 15 other states have similar bills being discussed that are against UPP