How to Elevate Your Vision Plan with Supplemental Benefits
Use vision care to expand your value to members
Health plans are always on the lookout for innovative ways to make their plans stand out from the competition. Vision benefits may be considered standard with an exam and frames as part of your coverage. However, including supplemental benefits can elevate your vision plan to a comprehensive eyecare program. At VSP®, we believe that eye care is healthcare, and our range of supplemental benefits can widen the reach of a health plan’s vision benefit and provide added value to members.
Supplemental benefits give members greater options
Full-service plans provide the most comprehensive, valuable coverage to members and include the option of select retailers as in-network providers, such as Walmart, Sam’s Club, Costco, and Visionworks®. Full-service plans also provide the most customization to build a plan that meets your members' specific needs.
Below are several supplemental benefits that can be included in a full-service vision plan:
- Additional pair
- Post cataract services
- Repair/replace benefits
- VSP Computer VisionCare Plan
- VSP Laser VisionCare Preferred Program
- Vision therapy
- Essential Medical Eye Care
Enhancements with exam plus allowance plans
While full-service plans allow for the flexibility of more supplemental benefits, there are still options to enhance a traditional exam plus allowance plan to increase member value. Below are several available supplemental benefits that can be included in an exam plus allowance plan:
- Post cataract services
- VSP Laser VisionCare Preferred Program
- Vision therapy
- Essential Medical Eye Care
Medicaid Benefits
Medicaid benefits vary by state, but there is potential to add supplemental benefits to a Medicaid vision benefit. Below are a few options for supplemental benefits on a Medicaid plan. Any additions to a Medicaid plan are subject to review of state guidance.
- Post cataract services
- Vision therapy
- Essential Medical Eye Care
Supplemental benefits are essential to enhancing vision plans, providing more value to members, and helping health plans differentiate themselves in today’s market.
Contact us to learn more about how VSP can help your members see clearly.
Disclaimer: Only available to VSP members with applicable plan benefits. Frame brands and promotions subject to change.