Michael Block Will Receive Prevent Blindness Award

Prevent Blindness has chosen Michael Block of Block Business Group as the recipient of the 2016 Prevent Blindness Person of Vision Award. It will present the award on April 14 at the Prevent Blindness Person of Vision Dinner at the Lotte New York Palace, New York City, in conjunction with Vision Expo East. The organization is recognizing Block for his inspired outlook that champions healthy vision. He has served as the co-chair of the Prevent Blindness Swing Fore Sight committee for the past two years.

Block began his career as an independent licensed optician about 44 years ago, and little more than a decade later, he started Block Buying Group. In 1991, he founded Block Vision. Today, Block is president of Block Business Group, a purchasing group and practice management organization for independent eyecare professionals in Boca Raton, FL.

Superior Vision Gets Make Over after Merger with Block

After mergering recently with Block Vision, Superior Vision has developed a new logo, tagline, and overall visual identity. A company spokesperson said that the new logo depicts movement and health, evokes the image of an eye, and represents the flow of ideas and interconnected solutions with its broad strokes. The tagline “See yourself healthy” encompasses the idea that vision and eye health is important. Its new image is also apparent its website. The websites for Block Vision and Vision Insurance Plans of America (VIPA) will carry a new transition identity as business operations are merged over the coming months. For current customers, partners, and members, there will be no change in how they do business with their current entity. Read more.

Superior Vision Muscles Up with Block

Superior Vision and Block Vision have received final approval to merge the two companies. With distinct yet complementary lines of business across commercial and government sectors, Medicare and Medicaid markets, health plan partnerships, and medical-surgical eye care programs, the company claims that it will capitalize on efficiencies that will result from the merger. The merged company will cover more than 8.5 million members nationwide, with a provider network surpassing 55,000 access points. For more information about Superior Vision and Block Vision, please visit http://www.superiorvision.com and http://www.blockvision.com.

Superior and Block Merge

Superior Vision and Block Vision will merge. “The combination of Superior Vision and Block Vision brings together two vision benefit industry leaders with a history of strength in their target segments,” said Kirk Rothrock, President, Superior Vision. “The end result is a comprehensive eye care company with member-centric solutions for the commercial, Medicare and Medicaid markets, encompassing the full range of wellness vision and medical-surgical eye care programs. Our collective history of providing excellent service makes this a terrific partnership and a win for all of our constituencies, including our client and provider partners.” The combined company will provide vision benefit plans to more than 8.5 million members nationwide, and a provider network surpassing 55,000 access points. Together, Superior Vision and Block Vision will offer vision benefit and medical eye care programs to employer groups, health plans and direct to consumer. Read more.