AOA Receives Department of Justice Approval to Expand Group Purchasing Activities for Its AOAExcel Members
01/21/2020
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced January 15 that it will not challenge a proposal by the American Optometric Association to expand its group purchasing organization’s (GPO) activities to include the purchase of optometric products for resale to consumers, specifically eyeglass lenses, frames, and contact lenses, according to a VisionMonday report.
According to a statement issued by the DOJ, the proposed expansion of the AOA’s purchasing activities, conducted through a program known as AOAExcel, is “unlikely to produce anticompetitive effects.”