UnitedHealthcare Launches National Vision Laboratory Network Relationship with Essilor Labs
March 22 2019 - 10:00AM
Business Wire
UnitedHealthcare, a UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) company, has
launched a national vision laboratory network to better serve eye
care professionals and meet the needs of more than 19 million
vision plan participants. The laboratory network has launched in
collaboration with Essilor, which operates the largest optical lab
network in the country.
The expanded laboratory options are now serving
UnitedHealthcare’s eye care provider network, which includes
independent optometrists and ophthalmologists. The laboratory
network expansion was announced this week by John Ryan, general
manager of UnitedHealthcare Vision, at the Vision Monday Global
Leadership Summit in New York.
“Expanding the UnitedHealthcare Vision laboratory network is an
important part of our strategy to help eye care professionals
provide our millions of vision plan participants access to quality
eye care and affordable, stylish eyewear,” said Ryan. “This
expansion gives eye care providers more choice and flexibility,
while consumers benefit from access to the full range of eyewear
technology and future product innovations.”
UnitedHealthcare Vision is one of the nation’s leading vision
plans, ranking highest in customer satisfaction according to a
recent J.D. Power report.*
About
UnitedHealthcareUnitedHealthcare is dedicated to helping
people live healthier lives and making the health system work
better for everyone by simplifying the health care experience,
meeting consumer health and wellness needs, and sustaining trusted
relationships with care providers. In the United States,
UnitedHealthcare offers the full spectrum of health benefit
programs for individuals, employers, and Medicare and Medicaid
beneficiaries, and contracts directly with more than 1.2 million
physicians and care professionals, and 6,500 hospitals and other
care facilities nationwide. The company also provides health
benefits and delivers care to people through owned and operated
health care facilities in South America. UnitedHealthcare is one of
the businesses of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH), a diversified
health care company. For more information, visit UnitedHealthcare
at www.uhc.com or follow @UHC on Twitter.
*UnitedHealthcare Vision has ranked highest in customer
satisfaction five of the last six years, including tied for first
place in the 2018 J.D. Power Vision Plan Satisfaction Report
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