Eyemed going to only Essilor labs?

[DayDay]

I've heard from an Essilor Lab rep that Eyemed is going to only Essilor labs I use hoya now is this true??????

[dave.fant.lab]

We do all Eyemed in house. I haven't heard anything about a change in lab requirements.

[LENNY]

It's funny how reps interpret the information!

[Jubilee]

The news was announced in December that Eyemed was updating its business model to a defined national network featuring Essilor's Laboratories of America.

They are wanting to streamline the process to have integrated claim/ordering functions, and basically do it the VSP way. There was some discussion about it then, http://www.optiboard.com/forums/show...h-Essilor-Labs. Personally I think it is bad news, but I am sure there are many who would argue its better.

Here is another article on the matter, http://www.businesswire.com/news/hom...ear-End-Growth.; and the original VM article, http://www.visionmonday.com/ViewCont...3/Default.aspx

[Bev Heishman]

If you are an EyeMed provider you need to let them know of your dissatisfaction of this arrangement and be prepared to no longer participate if this occurs. In a discussion with EyeMed at VEE, they indicated to my colleagues that they have had no complaints. My colleagues took a stand many years ago and do not participate with any insurance providers that require them to use their labs. They are very successful multi discipline and multi location practices.

[drk]

EyeMed has become every bit as big a giant as VSP. With substantially greater than 50% of patients covered with a VCP, what's a practice to do?

Bend over.

[tigerlilly]

Isn't EyeMed still owned by Lux? Wouldn't forcing all their patients to use an Essilor lab tip the scales into a monopoly and create anti-trust issues? Is there any difference between Lux & Essilor now, or have they finished morphing into one entity?

[kdavenport]

Non Essilor pals must be ordered from a lux lab in Texas. All pals to be edged by the lab with single vision can be done in house.