Socioeconomic, Legal And Professional Aspects Of Optometry.

Third party vision care payment plans have become increasingly more popular in recent years, especially since the inclusion of such benefit plans in the UAW benefit packages in 1977. Since their introduction, these benefit packages have had a dramatic effect on the optometric profession and its established mode of practice. The initial reaction to these plans
was generally negative as many optometrists considered third party plans to be an intruder between the O.D. and his patient. However, it is becoming more evident that third party plans may become a boon to optometry.