By Staff
Thursday, April 2, 2020 12:27 AM
RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif.—To meet the needs of its members during the COVID-19 pandemic,
VSP Global has expanded access to essential medical eyecare services to include all
VSP Vision Care insured members and their covered dependents. The new policy, which VSP Global announced April 1, will provide access to services for 57 million insured VSP members who do not already have this benefit.
By Staff
Friday, January 31, 2020 12:18 AM
RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif.—VSP Vision Care announced the launch of its
“Eyeballs Are Amazeballs” advertising campaign. Designed to celebrate our eyes, the national campaign encourages consumers to prioritize their eye health in 2020, including enrolling in a vision benefit plan and getting a comprehensive eye exam. The campaign creative and
video honors all the amazing abilities of eyeballs, including serving as an important window into overall health, the company said. For those without vision benefits through an employer, the campaign points them to VSP Individual Vision Plans, which start as low as $13 a month, providing access to eyecare and eyewear through the country’s largest network of independent doctors.
By Staff
Tuesday, January 28, 2020 12:15 AM
BALTIMORE—
Versant Health has released the results of its inaugural Vision Wellness Study, which explores Americans’ perceptions of eyecare and how it connects to and informs their overall health and wellness. The study explores the perceptions around a range of issues, from the frequency of eye exams, to highly valued vision services and cost-containment measures. The study found that most Americans will receive an eye exam in the next two years, if not sooner. Still, just 13 percent say they go to their eye doctor for both routine eyecare, such as glasses, and addressing potential symptoms of chronic conditions, despite the fact than an eye exam can non-invasively screen for upwards of 30 different chronic conditions, such as diabetes and hypertension.
By Staff
Friday, December 27, 2019 12:30 AM
RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif.—
VSP Ventures, a care-focused practice transition partner and a business unit of
VSP Global, announced Thursday the acquisition of
Brookside Optometric Group in Stockton, Calif. Founded in 1998 by the late Craig Hisaka, OD, Brookside Optometric Group was established after the five largest optometric practices in Stockton merged together, according to the announcement. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. VSP Ventures was launched in March 2019 as part of VSP Global’s expanded retail strategy, as
VMAIL reported.
By Staff
Tuesday, August 27, 2019 12:21 AM
RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif.—
VSP Vision Care has acquired
Community Eye Care (CEC), a North Carolina-based vision benefits company that manages vision plans on behalf of employer groups and health insurers and has 252,000 members. Through this acquisition, VSP is expanding its business in the Southeastern region of the U.S. CEC will continue to operate independently to grow its business while both sides assess future integration and expansion opportunities, VSP said. “This acquisition is a part of our broader strategy of accelerating membership growth to help fulfill our vision of providing access to affordable, high-quality eyecare and eyewear to more people,” said Kate Renwick-Espinosa, president of VSP Vision Care.
By Mark Tosh
Monday, June 10, 2019 1:00 AM
BALTIMORE—It’s been a busy first year for the managed vision care company Versant Health. Created by the merger of Davis Vision and Superior Vision in late 2017, Versant Health debuted as the corporate name for the “new” company in May 2018 and, after hitting the ground quickly, the company has continued to work at a steady pace to invest and reshape itself as an adept competitor in the managed vision care space over the past 12 months.
By Staff
Wednesday, April 17, 2019 12:24 AM
OXON HILL, Md.—The
National Association of Vision Care Plans (NAVCP) wrapped up three days of meetings here at the MGM National Harbor on Tuesday afternoon after providing attendees with a comprehensive rundown on key health care issues at both the national and state levels, a discussion of blockchain and the possible opportunities it may open for managed care companies, and a report on myopia and the efforts under way to stop and reverse this threat.
By Staff
Tuesday, April 16, 2019 12:21 AM
RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif.—
VSP Global and
Aspex Eyewear, Inc. announced in a joint statement that Aspex has agreed to pay a financial settlement to VSP Global. Both parties have agreed to settle their disputes stemming from several lawsuits filed by Aspex Eyewear against VSP and Marchon Eyewear. Additionally, the parties announced that Aspex Eyewear will be reinstated as an in-network frame provider under VSP’s vision care insurance policies. As previously
reported in
VMAIL, VSP Vision Care dropped Aspex as an in-network provider citing “commercial disputes” between the two companies in 2010.
By Staff
Wednesday, November 21, 2018 12:18 AM
MINNETONKA, Minn.—Warby Parker’s prescription eyewear is now available to approximately two million people enrolled in UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage plans, either online at
WarbyParker.com or at more than 80 Warby Parker stores nationwide. This marks the first time Warby Parker is accepting Medicare insurance. People enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans that include eyewear benefits through UnitedHealthcare Vision can purchase prescription eyewear from Warby Parker for little or no out-of-pocket cost, often for less than $50.
By Staff
Monday, September 17, 2018 12:15 AM
RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif.—
VSP Global, which in July announced it was doubling its commitment to provide no-cost eyecare to children and adults in need around the globe, is adding a new clinic to its Eyes of Hope mobile fleet later this year. As it expands the fleet’s operations, VSP also has launched a contest that allows people to vote on a name for the new mobile clinic. The existing mobile fleet, which operate under the Eyes of Hope banner, includes the vehicles SeeZar, SeeLia and Eyenstein.
By Staff
Wednesday, September 12, 2018 12:15 AM
RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif.—
VSP Global,
The Rick Bay Foundation and
The Ohio State University College of Optometry (OSU) announced Marielle Blumenthaler, a fourth-year OD student, as the first-ever recipient of the OSU Student Innovator Award. The award recognizes innovative, creative, and feasible ideas of a current student at different optometry schools. This is the first year OSU has offered the award. Blumenthaler’s winning idea proposes the integration of vision therapy services into elementary schools serving low-income students. The idea is to bring in sensory motor evaluations, vision therapy sessions, and progress checks to the school to neutralize barriers to care and to optimize children’s academic success.
By Staff
Wednesday, August 15, 2018 12:21 AM
MINNETONKA, Minn.—
UnitedHealthcare is launching a program that will improve access to comprehensive eye exams and prescription glasses for children across the country and help address their unique eye health challenges. UnitedHealthcare said its new Children’s Eye Care Program will help expand access to eye exams and glasses. The new benefits will be available to people enrolled in employer-sponsored and individual UnitedHealthcare vision plans across the country before the end of 2018. “As much as 80 percent of what children learn is through their eyes, so the inability to see can affect their physical, emotional and social development, and academic and athletic performance,” said Tom Wiffler, CEO of UnitedHealthcare Specialty Benefits.
By Staff
Tuesday, July 31, 2018 12:27 AM
LINTHICUM, Md.—
Versant Health, a national managed eye health and vision-plan company, has named Jeff Hermosillo as executive VP of sales, marketing and client management.