YouthCare

 

You/your child can get an eye exam once a year (more if you/your child’s eyesight changes a lot). You can also get your/your child’s glasses replaced as often as you need to if they lose them or break them. Call member services or your care coordinator if you have one. 

You/your child do not need a referral from your/your child’s doctor to see the eye doctor for routine eye care. Some eye doctors can also treat you/your child for eye diseases that do not need surgery. You can get these services using your Meridian vision benefits. To pick an eye doctor, call YouthCare at 844-289-2264 (TTY: 711). You must use an in-network provider.

Choose from our standard selection of frames, or opt-out and use a $100 allowance toward the retail value of frames. If the value of the frames for this opt-out election is above $100, members are responsible for the difference in price out of pocket. Members can choose either glasses or contacts.

• Lenses: If certain prescription requirements   are met, single, bifocal, trifocal and lenticular  lenses are covered in full. Additionally,   polycarbonate lenses are covered in full.

•Contact Lenses: The fitting fee is fully covered and members are entitled to use  an $80 retail value allowance toward the  price of the contact lenses. If the value of  the lenses for this opt-out election is above $80, members are responsible for the  difference in price out of pocket. Members can choose either glasses or contacts.

•Replacement Glasses: Eyeglasses may be replaced as needed, without pre-authorization.