Vision Insurance Questions? Doctor Insurance Questions?

[eyepeople]

Hello,

We have owned an eyewear dispensary for 2.5 years now selling only frames and lenses. We are now moving and hiring a doctor to perform eye exams. Since the beginning we have never taken insurance for many reasons which I am sure a lot of you already know those reasons.

My question is if we were now interested in taking insurance what plans can we accept that do not require us to be "doctor owned" or 51% doctor owned, etc, etc. because that is not our situation.

If we cannot accept any insurance as an "optician owned" dispensary, can the doctor we hire possibly be an independent company that we are sub-contracting and the OD accept insurance for just the eye exams? I hope that makes sense....

Any advice about insurance for our situation, a doctor accepting insurance, etc etc would great be appreciated. People going on a rant about nothing related to my questions would not be appreciated :-). Thank you!