Restrictive and Anticompetitive Practices in the Eyeglass Industry: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Monopoly and Anticompetitive Activities of the Select Committee on Small Business, United States Senate, Ninety-fifth Congress, First Session ...

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U.S. Government Printing Office, 1977 - Eyeglasses - 1499 pages
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Contents

Letter dated June 6 1977 to Senator Gaylord Nelson Chairman Senate
250
Article Study Hits Food Chains Dominance by Jack Anderson
259
APPENDIX
272
Shimberg Dr Benjamin associate director Center for Occupational
283
PREPARED STATEMENTS
313
Benham Dr Lee associate professor of economics Washington University
331
Berkowitz Lance W president Budget Optical Inc Reisterstown Md_
381
Borzilleri Thomas staff economist American Association of Retired
393
Cook Clyde C Director Supply Service Veterans Administration_
421
Coppola Peter B Chief Medical Assistance Division D C Department Page
428
Fair Ron G O D representative American Optometric Association____
499
A AOAs Special Interest In This Proceeding 3
515
The Alleged Relationship Between State Adver
527
E Adequate Information Currently Is Avail
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G The Proposed Rule Should Not Be Amended
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Under All The Circumstances State Laws
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J The Commission Should Not Propose A Trade
585
Table price indexes for items of medical care and consumer price
593
Statement of Charles E Seger O D on behalf of the American
601
Testimony of Ron G Fair O D President comments of the Ameri
688
Gaskins Dr Darius Director Bureau of Economics Federal Trade
713
Haft Herbert H president Dart Drug Corp Landover Md
723
Advertisement from the Dart Drug advertising supplement to
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Alexandria Va
743
Optometry Law of Virginia including rules and regulations issued
755
Markoe Frank Jr vice chairman of the Board of Directors Warner
769
Federal Trade Commission from O George Everbach Secretary
780
McArrell Charles W president Sunoptic Inc Mobile Ala
833
Mushkin Dr Selma director Public Services Laboratory Georgetown Page
840
Newell Frank W M D professor and chairman of the Department
864
Price Harold L president Opticians Association of America__
876
The Model Ophthalmic Dispensing Act for use as a guide by State
925
Section Page 1 Short Title 1
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TEXTBOOKS FOR RELATED INSTRUCTION 16
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Proposed testimony of Robert C Odom for the Opticians Association
972
Fees 8
980
Reinecke Robert D M D professor and chairman Department
988
Interprofessional referral criteria Suggestions for optometrist
1011
Article An Eye Mobile Screening Unit by R D Reinecke M D
1018
Rice Dorothy Director National Center for Health Statistics Depart
1042
Rice Dorothy etc Continued
1057
Ruff James group vice president Bausch Lomb Inc Rochester
1064
Michael legislative director California Citizens Action
1070
Schwartz William A Jr vice president Wall Ochs Inc Glendora
1084
ing Opticians of New Jersey Inc FebruaryMarch 1977
1091
Sims Joe Deputy Assistant Attorney General Antitrust Division U
1107
Skerrett Robert F associate commissioner Division of Medical Assist
1130
Smith Margery W Acting Director Bureau of Consumer Protection
1185
Smith Robert N M D Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health
1205
within each type major ophthalmic lens and spectacle frame lens
1216
Spiegelblatt Henry Director Division of Policy and Standards Health
1255
Sternburg Jerald Regional Commissioner region 3 Federal Supply
1264
Stier Dr Bernard member State Board of Examiners in Optometry
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the Virginia State Board of Examiners in Optometry 1977__
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MATERIAL SUPPLIED FOR THE RECORD BY THE STAFF OF THE MONOPOLY
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State Regulation and the Federal Antitrust Laws an address by Joe
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State Regulation and the Federal Antitrust LawsThe Justice Depart
1353
The Professional and the Public an address by Dr Benjamin Shimberg
1368
What Can Be Done to Bring Licensing
1382
Occupational Licensing and Public Policy by Dr Benjamin Shimberg
1397
EYEGLASS INDUSTRY
1413
Rules and Regulations of the Virginia State Board of Opticians issued
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Memorandum from an Unidentified Optician__
1451
Gibson et al v Berryhill et al appeal from the U S District Court for
1469
Virginia State Board of Pharmacy et al appellants v Virginia Citizens
1487
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Page 159 - Counsel for the American Association of Retired Persons and the National Retired Teachers Association.
Page 364 - ... use of any advertising statements of a character tending to deceive or mislead the public ; advertising professional superiority or the performance of professional services in a superior manner...
Page 339 - People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public, or in some contrivance to raise prices.
Page 594 - ... all taints of commercialism. It certainly might be easy for an optometrist with space in a retail store to be merely a front for the retail establishment. In any case, the opportunity for that nexus may be too great for safety, if the eye doctor is allowed inside the retail store. Moreover, it may be deemed important to effective regulation that the eye doctor be restricted to geographical locations that reduce the temptations of commercialism. Geographical location may be an important consideration...
Page 339 - But though the law cannot hinder people of the same trade from sometimes assembling together, it ought to do nothing to facilitate such assemblies, much less to render them necessary.
Page 477 - Foundation, this assurance shall obligate the Applicant, or in the case of any transfer of such property, any transferee, for the period during which the real property or structure is used for a purpose for which the Federal financial assistance...
Page 272 - Advertising, however tasteless and excessive it sometimes may seem, is nonetheless dissemination of information as to who is producing and selling what product, for what reason, and at what price.
Page 568 - The community Is concerned with the maintenance of professional standards which will Insure not only competency In Individual practitioners, but protection against those who would prey upon a public peculiarly susceptible to Imposition through alluring promises of physical relief. And the community Is concerned In providing safeguards not only against deception, but against practices which would tend to demoralize the profession by forcing Its members Into an unseemly rivalry which would enlarge...
Page 347 - ... or dividing a fee with any person or persons; the obtaining of any fee or compensation by fraud or misrepresentation; employing...
Page 496 - Applicant, or in the case of any transfer of such property, any transferee, for the period during which the real property or structure is used for a purpose for which the Federal financial assistance is extended or for another purpose involving the provision of similar services or benefits.

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