Care Entree Review and Profile

Care Entrée no longer appears to be active as a direct sales company.

Care Entrée is no longer active as an independent network-marketing company. Its parent company, Access Plans, Inc., was acquired by Aon Affinity in June 2012, and CareEntree.com no longer operates as an active representative-enrollment or healthcare-discount website.

Original Npros business profile for Care Entrée, preserved below for archival purposes:

Care Entrée was established as a medical-discount membership program and later became a subsidiary and principal brand of Access Plans USA, Inc., formerly known as Precis, Inc. Care Entrée merged into the publicly traded Precis corporate structure in June 2001. The company was based in the Dallasââ'¬"Fort Worth area and marketed non-insurance healthcare savings plans to individuals, families, employers and affinity groups.

The programs provided negotiated discounts through participating healthcare-provider networks. Depending on the membership selected, benefits could include discounts on physicians, hospitals, dental care, prescription drugs, vision services, hearing aids, chiropractic care, alternative healthcare and other ancillary services. Care Entrée did not pay members' medical bills and was not health insurance; members remained responsible for paying providers after the contracted discount was applied. Monthly family memberships generally ranged from $9.95 to $99.95, plus an enrollment fee of up to $30, although third-party marketers sometimes charged as much as $120 per month.

Care Entrée distributed its plans through independent marketing representatives using a multilevel compensation structure. Representatives paid a $99.95 enrollment fee and a $49.95 annual renewal fee. They generally earned a recurring 20% commission on the monthly membership fees paid by customers they personally enrolled, for as long as the customer remained active and the representative stayed qualified. Representatives could recruit additional marketers and receive override commissions through seven levels. The company reported that ongoing commissions, overrides and bonus-pool contributions could total as much as 55% of qualified membership sales.