A lawsuit filed in federal court in Camden Monday alleges that the American Osteopathic Association illegally requires doctors of osteopathic medicine to buy membership in the Chicago organization in order to be board certified. The 23-page lawsuit, filed by attorneys at Duane Morris L.L.P., seeks class-action status.…
The full price for an annual membership is $683. In the year ended May 31, 2014, membership dues accounted for $20.4 million of the association's $44 million in revenue, according to its latest public tax return.…
"There are no procompetitive justification, medical justifications or other justifications for the AOA's requirement that [doctors of osteopathic medicine] buy annual membership in the AOA in order to maintain their board certification," the suit claims.
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