Coventry Health Care wants to measure up in the tough world of managed care. Through numerous local health plans, the firm provides health care coverage to more than 5 million members, primarily in the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, and Southeast. It offers HMO, PPO, and point-of-service (POS) plans to employer groups, as well as Medicare Advantage, Medicare prescription drug coverage, Medicaid managed care plans, and other coverage directly to individuals. Its Specialty unit administers (but doesn't underwrite) workers' compensation programs, providing services such as bill review and case management to insurers and employers; it also administers network rental and pharmacy benefit programs.

Davis Vision is a managed vision and eye care provider that serves about 55 million eye plan members through thousands of employer client groups. The company operates across the US through benefits contracts with companies, government agencies, unions, and insurance companies. In addition to covering eye exams and eyewear, Davis Vision offers discounted laser vision-correction surgery. Its centralized laboratories fill some 6,000 custom ophthalmic orders daily. Davis Vision also provides customers with a mail-order contact lens replacement service called Lens 123. The company was founded as a family optical business in 1917; today it is a subsidiary of Highmark.

Delta Dental of Missouri provides dental benefits for employer groups in Missouri and South Carolina. The not-for-profit organization serves more than 1.5 million members in the region. It offers employer-sponsored plans (Delta Dental Premier and Delta Dental PPO) to about 1,500 client companies with 10 or more employees. Delta Dental of Missouri doesn't offer individual policies. The company's network provides access to more than 160,000 dentists throughout the US. Delta Dental of Missouri is a member of the Delta Dental Plans Association.

Delta Dental of Rhode Island provides dental plans to some 700,000 members in Rhode Island. One of the largest dental insurers in the state, the company was formed in 1959 and became a Delta Dental plan in 1973. Subsidiary Altus Dental Insurance provides dental benefits to 80,000 members in Massachusetts. Delta Dental of Rhode Island also provides access to a national dental network through its membership in the Delta Dental Plans Association. The company also offers health care consulting and benefits administration services to employers through subsidiary Park Row Associates.

Delta Dental Plan of Michigan is a not-for-profit company that provides dental benefits and related administrative services. Delta Dental Plan of Michigan provides HMO, PPO, and fee-for-service dental plans to customers including employer groups, trade associations, and unions. Delta Dental Plan of Michigan company is a member of the Delta Dental Plans Association; it is part of an affiliated group of Delta Dental providers that together serve more than 6.4 million members in Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, New Mexico, and Tennessee. Oral health public education and research is provided via the company's Delta Dental Foundation.

Delta Dental Plan of New Hampshire provides dental benefits and related services to its members in New Hampshire. Delta Dental Plan of New Hampshire operates under the trade name Northeast Delta Dental, which also includes Delta Dental of Maine and Delta Dental of Vermont. Altogether, Northeast Delta Dental has a network of some 1,600 dentists in the tri-state area and provides benefits administration services for more than 700,000 people through individual and group accounts. Delta Dental Plan of New Hampshire and its affiliates are members of the Delta Dental Plans Association, an affiliated network of dental benefit providers throughout the US.

Dental Benefit Providers (DBP) is a subcontractor of dental benefits to HMOs, unions, insurance companies, municipalities, and large corporations. DBP offers dental health maintenance organization plans (DHMO), preferred provider organization plans (PPO), point of service plans (POS), and preventive plans. Coverage ranges from routine cleanings to orthodontics and oral surgeries. The company also manages Medicaid and Medicare plans. Customers include its enterprise clients, plan members, and dentists. DBP has more than 6 million members through some 100,000 dentist offices nationwide. Dental Benefit Providers is part of OptumHealth, a division of UnitedHealth Group.

Dental Health Alliance looks after a million smiles. The company is a dental preferred provider organization (PPO) serving about 1 million members. Its clients include employer groups, insurance companies, third-party administrators, and associations. Dental Health Alliance boasts about 60,000 dentists nationwide and has plans for further growth through affiliations and direct contracts. Dental Health Alliance organization allows member dentists to negotiate their own fees. Founded in 1994 by a group of dentists, Dental Health Alliance is now owned by Assurant Employee Benefits, a division of specialty insurance provider Assurant.

Dental Service of Massachusetts knows that getting people to be happy with their smiles shouldn't be like pulling teeth-- unless it requires pulling some teeth. Dental Service of Massachusetts (dba Delta Dental of Massachusetts) provides dental benefits to more than 2 million members in the state of Massachusetts. The company clients range from small to large businesses, as well as individuals. It also funds the Oral Health Foundation which extends education grants and promotes dental health. Dental Service of Massachusetts is an affiliate of Delta Dental Plans Association, one of the largest providers of group dental insurance in the US.

DentaQuest Ventures offers third-party dental benefit administration services to employers, unions, and associations in Florida, Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC. Its EyeQuest program provides vision care programs to employer and group benefit plans. The company also provides administrative services for CHIP, Medicaid, and Medicare governmental dental plans. The company has more than 14 million members and is a majority-owned for-profit subsidiary of Dental Service of Massachusetts.

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