Posts Tagged ‘vision insurance’

Five reasons why YOU should enroll in a VSP Plan during Open Enrollment!

Quality vision coverage can:

1) Save you and your family money - VSP saves members an average of $290 a year, that’s enough for 90 cups of coffee!

2) Help you and your family be healthy - Annual eye exams can reveal signs of eye-related and overall health conditions, including diabetes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol.

3) Give you and your family access to great eyewear - From classic styles to the latest design brands, VSP doctors offer hundreds of options for you and your family!

 4) Protect your family’s vision - Getting your child an eye exam is important to their overall health and helps them succeed in school.

 5) Ensure you and your family experience life to the fullest - Every day is a chance to experience life’s richest moments big and small. Life is too good to squint through, make sure you do all you can to see your life clearly!

 

Visit SeeMuchMore.com to learn more about the importance of vision care.

Vision information at your fingertips

It’s a challenge to juggle all you have to do each day. You want to keep up and stay healthy. The trick is fitting it all in! If you’re like most people, you’re looking for ways to save time and take care of yourself and your family.

 

This is definitely true for our members. In fact, 99% of VSP members own mobile phones, many are surfing the Internet, and shopping online to save time. That’s why we created an easy-to-use optimized view of vsp.com that our members can access from their smart phone.

 

Now you can see your vision benefits and find a VSP eye doctor right from your mobile phone—even when you’re on the go! You can also get directions to your doctor’s office, and when you get there, just click the link to show them your VSP Member Vision Card.

You’re busy, but it’s easier than ever to manage your vision care when you’re on the run. Grab your smart phone and get started today at vsp.com.

Make the most of your 3D experience

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If you’re one of the millions thirsting for more 3D — especially after last month’s release of the Nintendo 3DS hand-held gaming system, here’s what VSP Provider Nate Bonilla-Warford, O.D., with Bright Eyes Family Vision Care in Tampa, FL and many other eye doctors are telling their patients.
  • Get a customized view -  customized pair of 3D glasses with a built-in prescription from your eye doctor
  • Find new focus – glasses with special prisms may help correct focus and eye coordination problems
  • Treat your eyes to vision therapy - special treatment and eye exercises

Check out this month’s EnVision Newsletter for more expert tips, browse the latest styles of sunglasses, contest information to win a 3D prize package, and much more!

Impacts of digital devices on children’s vision

VSP Provider Andrea Spruyt O.D., with WestGlen Eyecare discusses how digital devices may affect children’s vision on KCTV5 in Kansas City.

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Win a SlideHD Flip Camera!

I spy, with my little eye, a new contest from VSP!

Today we launch our brand new “EyeSpy” contest, which gives one lucky person the chance to walk away with a 16GB SlideHD Flip Video Camera. Created to promote the importance of proactive vision care, our EyeSpy challenge is to see how much money you can save with VSP vision insurance.

It’s easy to enter. Just do the following:

  1. Visit See Much More, find the answer to the question: What is the average amount of money a VSP member can save annually on an exam and glasses?
  2. Visit VSP’s Facebook Page, click on the “Sweepstakes” tab, fill out the form and enter the savings amount for your chance to win.
  3. Grab a rabbit’s foot, four leaf clover or whatever luck-giving apparatus you prefer and wait for the winner to be announced on October 6.

The EyeSpy contest will begin today, September 29 and will run through Wednesday, October 6. To qualify, you must be a fan of VSP Vision Care, at least 18 years of age and a legal U.S. resident. The winner will be selected at random by VSP at the end of the contest.

Good luck!

Would you like to have vision insurance but don’t have access through an employer?

Guest Blogger: Judy Malm, program manager for VSP’s Individual Plan.

Having access to vision insurance isn’t only through employers. VSP Vision Care offers individuals access to comprehensive vision coverage through it’s Individual Plan. Anyone in the U.S. can sign up to receive benefits that cover a comprehensive eye exam and glasses or contacts!   Through the Individual Plan, you get to select from over 22,000 VSP doctors nationwide that’s right for you. 

Don’t take our word for it, here’s what our Individual Plan members have to say:

“This plan is easy to use, convenient and quite affordable for my family,” said Dorothy Grubbs. “It’s the best eyecare plan we’ve ever had. My husband had VSP with a previous employer and we were so happy when it was available for individuals,” she added.

The plan was simple to use and a great reminder for my spouse and I to get an annual eye exam as part of our benefit, said Linda Farley. “It’s a great deal when we get the best care for our aging eyes, and we save money on the exam and new glasses every year,” she added.

With all the changes the economy has made to our lives, here is one thing we can hold on to.  Go to www.vspforyou.com to find out more about the plan.

VSP Supports the 2010 Sacramento Black Expo

 

Gail J. and her grand-daughter.

Gail J. and her grand-daughter.

Gail J. works in VSP’s Human Resources department. She shares her experience as an employee volunteer at the recent 2010 Sacramento Black Expo, of which VSP was a major sponsor.

VSP made quite the impression at Black Expo 2010. We’ve participated in the past by having the standard booth and VSP volunteers on hand to share information about our company, more so from a job opportunity perspective. But this year, it felt different. With our VSP Mobile Clinic, SeeLia, as the backdrop of our booth, it was a thrill seeing the eyes of both children and adults as they approached us. Lots of “Wow! Look how big that thing is!” People were definitely drawn to VSP; and whether they wanted information about vision care, job opportunities, or simply to spin the prize wheel, they walked away with a true sense of the VSP experience.

While VSP made quite the impression to others, my volunteer experience left quite the impression on me. A lot of times, events such as these are basically an opportunity for people to walk by and grab the free giveaways. I didn’t get that sense this time at all. I may have chatted with at least a hundred people during my few hours of staffing the booth, but one person in particular stood out for me. I met an elderly gentleman who didn’t know anything about VSP and when I shared what we were doing at Black Expo (e.g. sharing eye health information, the Mobile Eyes program, job opportunities), he said he knew it was important to go to the doctor every year for a check-up, but he just didn’t have the money and he didn’t think the government was going to fix healthcare with all of their partisanship. I told him about our voucher program and to step inside the mobile clinic to learn more about the program. He emerged a few minutes later with a voucher and list of local VSP providers in hand. He had the biggest grin on his face and thanked me for making his day. I honestly believe the reverse was true … he made my day.

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