Rancho Cordova, Calif., September 2, 2008 – VSP^® announced new business capabilities aimed at small businesses and brokers with its new “2 to 9 Employee Program,” a product designed to extend eyecare benefits to employers with two to nine employees, and an expanded Hispanic offering targeting southern California’s Latino population.

“With the introduction of our ‘2 to 9 Employee Program,’ VSP is proud to bring our comprehensive plan offerings all the way down to two employees,” said Patrick McClelland, Vice President of National Inside Sales at VSP. “Now even small businesses can access VSP’s high quality eyecare benefit plan and comprehensive doctor network.”

“Adding vision care coverage to their benefit package is one more way smaller companies can attract and retain employees, for a minimal cost,” McClelland added.

The expanded Hispanic offering is currently available to brokers in most southern California counties including Kern, Orange, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura, with plans to launch nationwide in 2009. The offering includes Hispanic-specific research, Spanish language materials and educational pieces central to the Latino community.

“Developing specific materials that address the unique health risks of the Hispanic community enables brokers to better meet the needs of their clients with large Latino employee populations,” said McClelland. “The research is staggering. Hispanics are at a greater risk for glaucoma, macular degeneration, cataracts and diabetic retinopathy. The expansion allows brokers to more effectively communicate with their clients about the health risks facing Latinos and the preventative role vision care can play.”

With the “2 to 9 Employee Program,” the expanded Hispanic offering, Sight for Students^®, Mobile Eyes^®, the Dental & Vision Savings Plan™ and products designed for large employers, VSP makes vision care accessible to everyone.

Brokers who want more information on VSP’s “2 to 9 Employee Program” or the expanded Hispanic offering can visit the VSP Broker & Consultant Resource Center on vsp.com.  

Small businesses looking for more information can contact their broker or call VSP’s Sales Department at (800) 216-6248.

 

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About the VSP Family of Companies
VSP^®’s family of companies includes the largest not-for-profit vision benefits and services company in the United States with 55 million members; VSP Labs, industry leaders in new technologies, production processes, service and logistics; Marchon^® Eyewear Inc., one of the world’s largest manufacturers, designers and distributors of quality fashion and technologically-advanced eyewear and sunwear, distributing its products to more than 100,000 customer locations in more than 100 countries; Eyefinity^®/Officemate^® which offer innovative solutions and the premiere management software and technology to improve overall practice management and the patient experience.

Since 1997, VSP has provided more than 470,000 low-income, uninsured children with free eyecare. Through relationships with the American Diabetes Association, Prevent Blindness America and the Center for Health Transformation, VSP promotes the importance of annual eye exams for maintaining eye health and overall wellness.