Locally, the ECPA program is administered by the IMA Insurance Services Department. ECPA provides managed vision care benefits to more than 24 million members through a nationwide network of approximately 14,000 providers of approximately 7,000 locations, including both independent practitioners and retail chain stores. ECPA is unparalleled in customer service, through the convenience of its network and benefit to the members - your employees. When a member visits an ECPA participating provider and presents an ECPA membership card, the member will receive, without restriction or limitation, a savings equivalent average 37 percent below normal retail charges for eyeglasses, contact lenses and sundry eyewear products. All that is needed at the point of service is the ECPA membership card.
Savings are immediate and payment is made directly to the Provider.
Over 14,000 providers, comprised of many popular chain store locations and thousands of independent eyecare providers, currently serve ECPA members nationwide. Approximately 83 percent of the U.S. population resides within 15 minutes of one of the contracted ECPA Providers. Or they can call ECPA's toll-free number indicated on their membership card for additional locations and assistance. The member then selects the eyewear of choice, with no restrictions on frames, lenses, color, size, style, etc. All transactions are handled directly between the member and the ECPA Provider.