First American Health Concepts Inc. Announces Change in Provider Network for 2001.Business Editors/Health & Medical Writers PHOENIX--(BW HealthWire)--Jan. 19, 2000 First American First American may refer to:
See: American Stock Exchange : FAH), which markets and administers third-party managed vision care plans nationwide under the trade name Eye Care Plan of America America [for Amerigo Vespucci], the lands of the Western Hemisphere—North America, Central (or Middle) America, and South America. The world map published in 1507 by Martin Waldseemüller is the first known cartographic use of the name. (ECPA (Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986) Signed into law in 1986, the ECPA extends legal protection against wiretapping and other forms of unauthorized interception to e-mail, cellular telephones, pagers, computer transmissions and communications ), Wednesday announced that LensCrafters will no longer participate in ECPA's provider network, effective Feb. 1, 2001. "Our current agreement with LensCrafters expires early next year. ECPA and LensCrafters will not renew the contract because one of LensCrafters' divisions is actively marketing a competing managed vision care program," explained First American President, John A. Raycraft. ECPA expects that this will not negatively impact network coverage or the company's ability to service its customers. Even without LensCrafters' participation, ECPA meets the standard of one provider within 15 miles of 90% of its customer base. "Early in 1999, ECPA launched an aggressive provider recruitment program to expand independent provider representation, particularly dispensing dispensing provision of drugs or medicines as set out properly on a lawful prescription. A prescription can only be filled, the drugs supplied, by a registered pharmacist, veterinarian, dentist or member of the medical profession. ophthalmologists. "We've had a tremendous response to this program and we expect that by the end of 2000, these efforts will result in a network with more than 18,000 providers," said ECPA Vice President of Provider Relations, Laura Arnold. This release contains forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. which may involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results and performance to be materially different from any future results or performance suggested by these statements. |
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