Cole Managed Vision Joins HealthAllies' Provider Network to Offer National Vision Care Services; Employees Can Now Access Cole Managed Vision Network Locations Nationwide.Health/Medical Writers & Business Editors GLENDALE Glendale. 1 City (1990 pop. 148,134), Maricopa co., S central Ariz., adjacent to Phoenix; inc. 1910. It is located in a rich agricultural region irrigated by the Salt River project. Glendale has become one of the fastest-growing U.S. , Calif.--(BW HealthWire)--May 22, 2001 HealthAllies, a provider of consumer-driven health benefit programs for employees, today announced that Cole Managed Vision has joined its provider network. The alliance will enable HealthAllies to offer employees significant savings on vision products and services at more than 4,700 participating network locations nationwide. Established in 1988, Cole Managed Vision's network complements the best names in retail optical with a network of private practice optometrists and ophthalmologists. Employees enrolled in any of HealthAllies' suite of benefit products can access Cole Managed Vision's network through a customized, employer-branded Intranet, the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the , or a toll-free customer service line. Cole Managed Vision has the largest company-owned, company-operated retail provider panel in the country including Sears Optical, Target Optical, JCPenney Optical and participating Pearle Vision locations. "HealthAllies merges Merges may refer to:
Cole Managed Vision complements HealthAllies' proprietary services of alternative care, dental, infertility infertility, inability to conceive or carry a child to delivery. The term is usually limited to situations where the couple has had intercourse regularly for one year without using birth control. , Lasik and specialty and primary care providers with its group discounts on vision programs. Managed vision care remains a growing market opportunity. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a 1997 Bureau of Labor Statistics Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) A research agency of the U.S. Department of Labor; it compiles statistics on hours of work, average hourly earnings, employment and unemployment, consumer prices and many other variables. report, only 26 percent of full-time full-time adj. Employed for or involving a standard number of hours of working time: a full-time administrative assistant. full employees in companies with greater than 100 employees have vision benefits. With the addition of Cole, HealthAllies can provide employers with a full range of services that includes vision programs. "Filling the gaps in vision coverage for insured employees and providing benefits to uncovered Uncovered may refer to:
Buridan’s ass placed exactly between two equal haystacks, could not decide which to turn to in his hunger. [Fr. Philos.: Brewer Dictionary, 154] to most employers," said Andy Slavitt, chief executive officer, HealthAllies. "Attracting Cole Managed Vision to our online marketplace provides a remedy for such a concern, and allows us to expand the range of choices available for vision services for the thousands of employees who wish to access quality vision care at very ideal prices. "With the addition of preferred rates for optical services through Cole Managed Vision, more employees and their families will be able to afford this service. We are pleased that Cole Managed Vision, one of the nation's leading providers of vision benefits, has partnered with HealthAllies to provide quality vision care options to employees." About HealthAllies HealthAllies is a provider of consumer-driven health care benefits that reduce health care costs and increase choice for employers and employees. The company offers a suite of benefits products that provide employees with direct access to more than 350,000 health care professionals, at preferred rates of 10 to 50 percent. All of HealthAllies' products are available through a customized, employer-branded Web site linked to a corporate intranet, the Internet or a toll-free number. HealthAllies' suite of products complement existing health care benefits by enabling companies greater flexibility in making changes to their corporate health care plans, while significantly reducing the cost to employees of expenses for uncovered services. For more information about HealthAllies, log onto the Web site at www.healthallies.com or call toll-free 866/866-9668. About Cole Managed Vision Cole Managed Vision, a business unit of Cole National Corp., develops, markets and administers group vision benefit programs for employers, health plans, trust funds, and associations nationwide. It is one of the largest managed vision care benefit providers in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Note to editors: HealthAllies is a trademark of HealthAllies.com. Other slogans or names of actual companies, products or services may be trademarks or service marks of their respective owners. |
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