VSP Vision Care

VSP Vision Care
Formation	1955
Type	Not for Profit Healthcare
Purpose/focus	Eyecare Plans for employees and individuals
Headquarters	3333 Quality Drive Rancho Cordova, California, USA 800.852.7600
Region served	United States and Canada
Membership	55 million
President	Gary Brooks
Staff	2,400
Website	http://www.vsp.com

VSP Vision Care is a not-for-profit vision insurance company which offers eyecare plans to 55 million people in the United States and Canada. VSP partners with private-practice eyecare professionals to provide eyecare services and encourage annual comprehensive eye exams. Eye doctors can detect early signs of eye disease and other health issues before serious damage occurs.

VSP Vision Care

VSP Vision Care is the largest not-for-profit vision care company in the United States. [1]

VSP offers eye-related products and services to employers, doctors, and more than 55 million members, and provides eye health and wellness education to local events and in communities throughout the United States and Canada. Plans are also available direct to individuals who don’t otherwise have access to vision insurance through their employer.[2]

VSP works exclusively with private-practice doctors can monitor their patients for early signs of disease during annual exams, provide eye health and wellness education, track progress, and coordinate necessary care with primary care physicians. Eye doctors serve a significant role in diagnosing eye diseases and conditions, and can detect signs of other diseases, such as diabetes, hypertension, and tumors. [3]

VSP expanded its company and network of doctors into Canada in 2007. [4]

In 2008, VSP purchased Legends 4.0 and Ultra Lens optical labs in Texas and Florida, and partnered with the optical lab, Perfect Optics, in California. In 2008, VSP acquired Marchon Eyewear, Inc., one of the industry’s largest manufacturers and distributors of quality eyewear and sunwear, with offices in New York, Amsterdam, Hong Kong, and Tokyo. Through this acquisition, VSP also gained ownership of the frame company, Allure Eyewear, as well as OfficeMate Software Solutions. As part of the transaction, VSP acquired Marchon’s 50% ownership interest in Eye Designs, custom interiors and merchandising systems. [5]

VSP has approximately 2,400 employees, and the companies under VSP Global include 5,000 employees worldwide.

Community Benefit

Charity Programs

Through Sight For Students, VSP has provided more than 500,000 low-income, uninsured children with free eyecare since 1997. [6]

As a result of disaster efforts after Hurricane’s Katrina and Rita struck the Gulf Coast in 2005, VSP launched the VSP Mobile Eyes program. The program includes 2 mobile clinics, each with 2 exam rooms and full optical dispensaries to provide services and materials during disaster relief. When not responding to disasters, the mobile clinics travel to community events across the country and provide charitable eyecare services. [7]

Eye Health Management

VSP Eye Health Management Program

The VSP Eye Health Management Program, in a process compliant with privacy standards, requires our eye doctors to report on diseases and the stages of those diseases, including diabetes, hypertension, and glaucoma. [8]

VSP uses this data to share patient-specific information with health plans and disease management companies to help identify those patients who could benefit from enrolling in a disease management program. This data collection process is unique to VSP, as our private-practice model allows doctors to submit consistent claim information on routine vision claims. Capturing and sharing these conditions can significantly lower healthcare costs through early detection and treatment.[9]

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