Does AARP Offer Vision Coverage?
- Some Medicare Advantage plans offered by AARP and UnitedHealthcare may include vision coverage as an added benefit. Learn more about other ways AARP can help members pay for vision care, including discounts and partnerships.
AARP grants members access to hundreds of discounts and programs ranging from health and financial tools to travel and dining and nearly everything in between.
AARP also partners with UnitedHealthcare to offer Medicare Advantage (Medicare Part C) insurance plans, some of which may include coverage for routine vision care and things like eyeglasses, eye exams and contact lenses.
What Vision Coverage Does AARP Offer?
AARP membership offers members ways to save on vision care. Each AARP membership offers access to discounts with LensCrafters and Target Optical, as well as standalone AARP vision plans from VSP.
Beneficiaries may also be able to get AARP vision provider coverage through an AARP Medicare Advantage (Medicare Part C) plan offered by UnitedHealthcare, some of which may offer vision benefits.
AARP has a partnership with UnitedHealthcare in which AARP members may enroll in an AARP Medicare Advantage plan, an AARP Medicare Supplement Insurance (Medigap) plan or an AARP Medicare Part D prescription drug plan if eligible and in a qualifying enrollment period.
Medicare Advantage provides the same coverage as Original Medicare (Medicare Part A and Part B). Medicare Advantage plans can also offer additional benefits for things like vision, dental or prescription drug coverage, which Original Medicare doesn’t typically cover.
The Medicare Advantage plans offered by UnitedHealthcare in partnership with AARP can include vision benefits which can include things like annual eye exams, designer frames and prescription lenses.
How to Enroll in AARP UnitedHealthcare Vision Coverage
To enroll in AARP vision coverage, you must first be an AARP member. A standard AARP membership costs $16 per year and grants you access to the organization’s vision discount program.
You may be able to look for an AARP/UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage plan in your area that offers vision coverage, but the plans offered near you can vary.
To be eligible for a Medicare Advantage plan, you must first be enrolled in Medicare Part A and Medicare Part B.
