Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Optometric Billing-Californa Optometric Association Integrates VSP

Recently the California Optometric Association voted to support the inclusion of VSP in the California Health Insurance Exchange.

Read the Letter Below and tell us what you think by using the comment section to talk back! We want to know what you feel!


Optometric Billing- What opticXpress Believes

In this day and age it is hard to find a person, let alone a company, that acts in a moral and ethical manner. Yesterday, for example, it was released that Apple is ordering the investigation of it's manufacturing partners plants in China so as to eliminate harsh working conditions and become the first "fair trade" manufacturing company in the world. However, though this looks great on the outside, a deeper look at the company's profit margins will show that though this is a benevolent undertaking, the roots of this effort have their taps in the lore of marketing. Apple stands to make billions off this approach to becomming "fair trade" as it will undoubtedly give them just the marketing edge they need to justify their higher than average prices on their product. Can't you see the waves of "Apple Nerds" now, wearing their "Apple Fair Trade" t-shirts shouting at you from the top of their lungs while they stand in line waiting to fork over their hard earned cash for the iPad 4?!?!

This being said, I want to tell you exactly what we stand for here at opticXpress. opticXpress is a Christian company. We are a second generation Medical Billing Company owned solely by family members since 1991. Though we are not perfect in all that we undertake, we strive to be honest and loyal; not just to our customer but to The Lord from whom we believe our company has been made possible. We want every single one of our clients, readers and potential clients to know that 10% of our gross revenue is donated Monthly in the form of Tithe and offerings to the local Spanish Seventh Day Adventist Church in Vineland, NJ. With this money, the NJ Conference of Seventh Day Adventists helps fund schools and mission work throughout the state. Specifically, one of the newer and more successful of these schools is the Vineland Regional Adventist School for which we have been a supporter of since its inception just a few short years ago.

"We are God's stewards, entrusted by Him with time and opportunities, abilities and possessions, and the blessings of the earth and its resources. We are responsible to Him for their proper use. We acknowledge God's ownership by faithful service to Him and our fellow men, and by returning tithes and giving offerings for the proclamation of His gospel and the support and growth of His church. Stewardship is a privilege given to us by God for nurture in love and the victory over selfishness and covetousness. The steward rejoices in the blessings that come to others as a result of his faithfulness. (Gen. 1:26-28; 2:15; 1 Chron. 29:14; Haggai 1:3-11; Mal. 3:8-12; 1 Cor. 9:9-14; Matt. 23:23; 2 Cor. 8:1-15; Rom. 15:26, 27.)" (Entire Quote Here)

Though we do not advocate forcing one's religion or beliefs upon another human being it is our goal to be a beacon of light to our customers. To minister to them by our actions so that they can see we truly are moral and ethical. 

If you feel that you too would like to make a donation in the form of tithe, contact your local church and ask them how to go about doing it. If you would like to become a supporter of the Vineland Regional Adventist School, Please click here and contact Carlos Torres. Maybe your donation will help to train future optometrists! 

Optometric Billing-The State Of Optometry

In her "State of Optometry" Address, President of the American Optometric Association, Dori Carlson, discusses, among other things, :

  1. The Affordable Health Care Act (Obama Care)
  2. Children's Eye and Vision Benefits
  3. Mandatory Vision Care being included in the AHCA
  4. How organized healthcare resisted these efforts by the AOA and lost
  5. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
  6. How the AOA has fought for increases in reimbursements from Medicare for Vision Care Providers while reimbursements for other specialties have been lowered. 


Take a look at the video below and use the comment section to talk back and tell us what you think. How will these advances affect you as a vision care provider?