Foodvision.com (OTCBB: FVSN), the Internet’s first food industry marketplace, today announced that it has selected SimplyHealth.com as its exclusive online health insurance provider.
The strategic partnership with SimplyHealth.com will give Foodvision.com visitors a credible source for health insurance information and purchase options.
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SimplyHealth.com currently offers health insurance in select cities through its network of leading local and national carriers including Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Kaiser Permanente, Unicare (WellPoint) and other insurance companies. The organization also provides on-going support by offering research, customer service, and health and wellness tools.
“This partnership fits well with our target market,” said Eric Grossman, SimplyHealth.com’s CEO, “given the number of restaurant owners, chefs, etc., that rely on foodvision.com for their industry needs.” He pointed out that of the 225 million insured Americans, 12 percent or 27 million consumers are directly purchasing $48 billion in annual individual health insurance. “These consumers are not supported by the current distribution system due to economies of scale,” he said. “This annual and recurring purchase generates $6.2 billion in commission payments.”
According to the Current Population Reports, 1998 Health Insurance Coverage, an estimated 44.3 million people were without health insurance coverage. This number was up one million from 1997. Of the 146.3 million total workers in the United States (15 years or older), 53.3 percent had employment-based health insurance policies in their own name. Based on comparisons of two-year averages (1997-98 versus 1996-97) the proportion of the population without health insurance fell in eight states (Arkansas, Florida, Iowa, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio and Tennessee) and rose in 16 others (Alabama, Alaska, California, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Utah, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming).
Foodvision.com professional users and consumer visitors will have the ability to purchase and evaluate health insurance online based on their specific personal and business needs. Foodvision.com users will now have control over their insurance purchasing decisions, and can now make educated evaluations of different healthcare plans and healthcare providers.
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By GlobalData“We are happy to add SimplyHealth.com to our impressive list of partners that foodvision.com has,” said Foodvision.com CEO Paul Smith. “Foodvision.com can now provide through the SimplyHealth.com data base quality online health insurance services that our users can certainly benefit from.”
About SimplyHealth.com
SimplyHealth.com is an online marketplace where individuals and small businesses can research, purchase and manage their health insurance needs. SimplyHealth.com decodes the health insurance purchasing process, giving consumers control over their decisions and comfort in having made the right choice. The company also provides wellness and lifestyle tools, licensed customer service, and small business discounts. Currently, it offers health insurance in select cities and plans to expand into additional major metropolitan areas throughout the year. For more information, contact Sean Liphard, 404-879-4637, http://www.simplyhealth.com.
About Foodvision.com
Foodvision.com (OTCBB:FVSN), launched in November 1999, is the Internets one-stop food portal where consumers and food professional can satisfy all of their food needs without leaving the site. The site is targeted to the general public interested in all related food topics and food service professionals interested in all food business related issues. Foodvision.com includes hot topics, recipes of the day and week; restaurant reviews, creating interesting menus, restaurant design and financing, cooking schools etc. Foodvision.com, Inc., is a food-specific Internet information provider and Portal Company that integrates traditional business systems in food and beverage operations with leading-edge technologies in Internet systems. The linking of substantial expertise in food establishment operations and state-of-the-art Internet business provides the shareholders and partners of foodvision.com with a solid financial base and the exciting growth potential.
Foodvision.com can be found at www.foodvision.com.
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