{"id":98,"date":"2025-01-30T23:34:40","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T23:34:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.healthplansamerica.org\/articles\/?p=98"},"modified":"2025-01-31T00:03:15","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T00:03:15","slug":"have-prescription-glasses-see-if-you-qualify-for-coverage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotes.healthplansamerica.org\/articles\/?p=98","title":{"rendered":"Have Prescription Glasses? See If You Qualify for Coverage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-331\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/iStock-1248171948.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2121\" height=\"1414\" srcset=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/iStock-1248171948.jpg 2121w, \/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/iStock-1248171948-300x200.jpg 300w, \/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/iStock-1248171948-1024x683.jpg 1024w, \/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/iStock-1248171948-768x512.jpg 768w, \/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/iStock-1248171948-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, \/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/iStock-1248171948-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, \/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/iStock-1248171948-600x400.jpg 600w, \/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/iStock-1248171948-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2121px) 100vw, 2121px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you wear prescription glasses and they\u2019re considered \u201cmedically necessary,\u201d you may be eligible for coverage through certain insurance plans. For instance, if you require prescription glasses after cataract surgery, this may qualify as medically necessary care. However, it\u2019s important to note that Original Medicare Parts A and B typically don\u2019t cover most prescription glasses, contact lenses, or other eyewear. Understanding the distinction between what\u2019s covered and what\u2019s not is essential to ensuring you get the coverage you need.<\/p>\n<p>If your prescription glasses aren\u2019t considered a medical necessity, Medicare Advantage (Part C) plans may still offer coverage for eyeglasses, contact lenses, and prescription sunglasses. The specific benefits and costs can vary by plan, so it\u2019s important to discuss the details with your provider. Many plans also include coverage for routine eye exams, which could be an added benefit for your eye care needs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you wear prescription glasses and they\u2019re considered \u201cmedically necessary,\u201d you may be eligible for coverage through certain insurance plans. For instance, if you require prescription glasses after cataract surgery, this may qualify as medically necessary care. However, it\u2019s important to note that Original Medicare Parts A and B typically don\u2019t cover most prescription glasses, contact lenses, or other eyewear. Understanding the distinction between what\u2019s covered and what\u2019s not is essential to ensuring you get the coverage you need. If your prescription glasses aren\u2019t considered a medical necessity, Medicare Advantage (Part C) plans may still offer coverage for eyeglasses, contact lenses, and prescription sunglasses. The specific benefits and costs can vary by plan, so it\u2019s important to discuss the details<\/p>\n<div><a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/quotes.healthplansamerica.org\/articles\/?p=98\"> Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":331,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-98","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/quotes.healthplansamerica.org\/articles\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/quotes.healthplansamerica.org\/articles\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/quotes.healthplansamerica.org\/articles\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quotes.healthplansamerica.org\/articles\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quotes.healthplansamerica.org\/articles\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=98"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/quotes.healthplansamerica.org\/articles\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":338,"href":"https:\/\/quotes.healthplansamerica.org\/articles\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98\/revisions\/338"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quotes.healthplansamerica.org\/articles\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/331"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/quotes.healthplansamerica.org\/articles\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=98"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quotes.healthplansamerica.org\/articles\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=98"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quotes.healthplansamerica.org\/articles\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=98"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}