MMC Benefits Handbook
Vision and Hearing
- Eye exercise or vision therapy.
- Implantable lenses used only to correct a refractive error such as radial keratotomy or related procedure, and artificial retinal devices or retinal implants.
- Refractive surgery (e.g., Lasik) for ophthalmic conditions that are correctable by contact lenses or glasses.
- Routine eye exams (including refractions), eyeglasses, contact lenses and any fittings associated with them.
- Surgery and other related treatment that is intended to correct farsightedness, nearsightedness, presbyopia, and astigmatism, including but not limited to, procedures such as laser and other refractive eye surgery and radial keratotomy.
- Bone-anchored hearing aids except when either of the following applies:
- For Participants with craniofacial anomalies whose abnormal or absent ear canals preclude the use of a wearable hearing aid.
- For Participants with hearing loss of sufficient severity that it would not be adequately remedied by a wearable hearing aid.
- The Surest Plan will not pay for more than one bone-anchored hearing aid per Participant who meets the above coverage criteria during the entire period of time the Participant is enrolled in the Surest Plan. In addition, repairs and/or replacement for a bone-anchored hearing aid for Participants who meet the above coverage are not covered, other than for malfunctions.
- Any type of communicator, electronic voice producing machine, voice enhancement, voice prosthesis, or any other language assistive devices.