VSP plans to enroll British eye doctors
During the past years of VSP’s popularity, many member doctors of VSP have experienced crappy feeling. In those years, VSP have claimed they will send new customers or patients to member doctors. By this means, VSP persuades all of its members to participant in its plan. Some people may spit out their coffee if they read the comments made by Ric Steere.
VSP offers crappy websites to allow member doctors to customize their services. It provides printable marketing flyers which should be distributed to patients by doctors. In addition, VSP has strict requirements on the price and profit the member doctors can charge. All in all, being a VSP member seems to be a disaster to some doctors. The claim of sending new patients made by VSP is really untrue.
Now, this successful giant is going to infect other countries that have no idea how crappy VSP member doctors are. VSP plans to enter England after it has screwed up the optical community as a whole in the United States. By reeking havoc on another continent, this firm claims that it is going international. British doctors should keep their eyes widely open. This new action is just a reflection of the national health care reform in US. VSP has been scared.
In the US, VSP member doctors are required to offer 30% off to patients who have bought VSP insurance. Doctors are still limited to charge certain service items. In addition, a contact lens program under VSP has cost private practices 20k-30k in revenue. Since its establishment, VSP has claimed its non-profit status. However, patients can easily search out using Google that the California Supreme Court denied this status. This can be easily testified by VSP’s practice management system and other interests.
It is the time for British eye doctors to keep close monitor VSP’s action. Once in a state of being a VSP member, it is very hard to quit its panel. When a member doctor wants to leave the VSP family, he will become an absolute outcast.