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Vision and Hearing Coverage
with your dental insurance

Vision and Hearing Coverage
with your dental insurance

Your vision and hearing are essential to experiencing life to the fullest. Annual eye and hearing exams play a key role in keeping you healthy and alert, no matter your age.

With our Vision and Hearing Rider, you can now pair this crucial coverage with your dental insurance for just $8.95 a month for an individual. Prioritizing your sight and hearing  has never been more convenient or affordable — helping you stay active, aware, and fully immersed in the experiences that matter most.

Help protect all family members
covered by your dental coverage

Covered eye exams and prescription glasses or contacts

  • Up to $100 for eye exams (per person, each year)
  • Up to $150 for prescription glasses or contacts (per person, after a three-month wait)

Covered hearing exams and hearing aids

  • Up to $75 for hearing exams (per person, each year)1
  • Up to $500 for hearing aids (per ear, after a 12-month wait)2

Add the Vision and Hearing Rider to your dental insurance for just $8.95 per month

By adding this rider to your dental insurance, you’re building a strong foundation for your health — protecting your smile, eyesight, and hearing all in one plan.

Getting this protection is easy!

  • Select your dental insurance plan to start your application.
  • Simply choose "Yes" to add the Vision and Hearing Rider.

What is the value of my coverage?

Your monthly premium can help you pay for eye exams, hearing exams, prescription glasses, contact lenses and hearing aids. Plus, you’ll get VSP discounts for vision benefits at VSP network providers.

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You rely on your eyes and ears to connect with the world and enhance your everyday experiences. This small monthly investment helps protect your ability to see and hear fully.

It’s a commitment to maintaining your quality of life now and for the future — so you can catch every word of a favorite story, watch the sun set in vivid color, and hear the laughter of loved ones without missing a beat.

Your VSP Vision Discounts

At no additional cost to you — we've partnered with VSP, the nation's largest discount vision provider, to give you extra savings when you use one of the more than 57,000 providers in their network. You can get discounts for covered exams, eyewear and LASIK through the VSP Access Plan. Your vision coverage pays benefits whether you go to a VSP provider or not — and you'll save even more when you use a VSP provider.

You’ll get VSP discounts for exams and eyewear on top of your vision rider benefits:

  • 20% off a comprehensive exam1
  • 20% off glasses, lens options and sunglasses2
  • 15% off contact lens exam
  • up to 20% off laser surgery, including PRK, LASIK and Custom LASIK3

Top frequently asked questions

No. Our vision and hearing insurance can only be purchased together — with the Vision and Hearing Rider as an addition to your dental insurance.

But the good news is — it’s only $8.95/month for an individual to get this valuable coverage!

No, not at this time. If you would like to receive benefits for vision and hearing coverage, simply add the Vision and Hearing Rider at the time you purchase dental insurance.

There is no wait for eye and hearing exams — and just a three-month wait for glasses or contacts and a 12-month wait for hearing aids.

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