Health Care Reform Package and Vision Care

We are receiving  a lot of correspondence from our readers about Health Care Reform and Vision Care. For example, Eric White, OD has some major concerns about what is happening with the Health Care Reform Package and Vision Care. We are sharing Eric’s concerns with you in case you want to take some action, get involved:

“AOA‘s executive board last week was granted the removal of eyecare from the Health Reform to the Finance Committee. Their thoughts were if VSP did not exist that the medical insurance companies would be forced to pay higher reimbursements. This is a scary thought since my practice is 50% VSP and most doctors in California is much higher. What would stop medical insurance companies to just eliminate private practice and go directly to the Costco’s of the world?

We had our VSP meeting last weekend and almost all if not all of us signed a letter asking the Finance Committee to put eyecare back in the bill. It was voted on a few days ago but I do not know if this was added. We need to let all of our colleagues know what is going on and find out what AOA executive board is trying to do. Many people at the meeting last weekend are on different AOA boards and not one of us knew this was happening.

I wanted everybody to hear about this to become involved in saving private practice. Please consider sending a email blast to all PEN members.

Thank you,

Eric White, OD”

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