Independent Physician Association
An Independent Physician Association is an
organization of eye care doctors within a state. The purpose of the IPA is to supply managed vision
benefits to employers for their employees directly. Doctors can offer plans and
contract with employers at attractive reimbursement rates which are controlled
by the IPA.
Who owns
the IPA?
The IPA
is wholly owned by owner doctors of the IPA. It licenses Vision Care Direct
administration and software from Nelson MADUC on a yearly basis. The
management and administration of the IPA will be handled directly by its
members.
How do you
form an IPA?
How are
Vision Care Direct and the state IPA funded?
IPA Organization
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Participating Providers
: Independent Physicians which participate in the
Vision Care Direct managed plan but have no ownership in the IPA.
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Owner
Doctors
: Independent
Physicians that buy a share in their state IPA. These physicians control the
direction of the IPA.
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Board
of Managers
: An elected group
of Owner Doctors who conduct all operational and directional functions of the
state IPA.