The American Optometric Association (AOA) would like to get coverage for regular vision exams into the standard package of benefits that all major medical plans must offer.
Yi-Jhen Li and other researchers recently reported in the Archives of Ophthalmology that people with vision insurance are about 25 percent to 75 percent more likely to do well on selected vision health indicators than comparable people without vision insurance.
The AOA put out a statement welcoming the study, and the authors' conclusion that vision insurance for preventive eye care should be "mandatory in all health plans."
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Allison Bell
Allison Bell, a senior reporter at ThinkAdvisor and BenefitsPRO, previously was an associate editor at National Underwriter Life & Health. She has a bachelor's degree in economics from Washington University in St. Louis and a master's degree in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. She can be reached through X at @Think_Allison.
