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Optometrists offer direct provider access to patients and provide a full array of quality primary eye health and vision care services when eye care is needed. In fact, more people in the U.S. see their optometrist for an eye exam than will visit their family doctor for a check-up.

Optometrists facilitate continuous, integrated care through appropriate referrals and ongoing care management. Optometrists also provide early detection of chronic diseases that may not have been diagnosed and treated, resulting in significant cost savings and improved health outcomes.

By including optometrists practicing at their full professional scope in health plan provider networks and by integrating eye health and vision benefits into health and medical benefit plans, significant cost savings, improved quality of care and better health outcomes can be achieved.

White papers:

• Impact of Eye Exams in Identifying Chronic Conditions
• EYE HEALTH & ACCOUNTABLE CARE — the RIGHT EYE CARE in the RIGHT PLACE at the RIGHT TIME

EPIC Hearing Healthcare was founded by a panel of Ear Professionals and Administrative Health Care Executives in 1997 as Ear Professionals International Corporation, dba EPIC Hearing Healthcare. EPIC has since pioneered the way for hearing care in today's traditional benefits marketplace. Having identified a gap in coverage in most traditional health plans, EPIC was the first to carve out hearing care benefits in the fashion of other ancillary or specialty care disciplines; meeting the needs of an otherwise un-served population, and bringing standardization to a fragmented industry. Today, with the largest national network of audiologists and ENT physicians in the country (5,000+ providers nationwide), and distribution relationships with all major manufacturers, the EPIC Hearing Service Plans® provide the greatest quality of care at the best value to our clients. We believe that everyone deserves the right to affordable hearing care. Hear better, Live fully.

Smarter Vision Care™ from VSP® helps keep your members happy and healthy, while increasing HEDIS Scores and Star Ratings. VSP doctors can detect early signs of chronic conditions, turning routine eyecare into preventive healthcare. And VSP has the highest member satisfaction. As the only not-for-profit vision care company VSP is a partner you can trust, always improving with your best interest at heart. See vision from a new perspective. www.vsp.com

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