{"id":8032,"date":"2016-08-26T08:29:04","date_gmt":"2016-08-26T12:29:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/?p=8032"},"modified":"2016-08-10T08:29:11","modified_gmt":"2016-08-10T12:29:11","slug":"why-vision-insurance-is-important","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/2016\/08\/why-vision-insurance-is-important\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Vision Insurance is Important"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-8034\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/bigstock-Optician-or-optometrist-wearin-32340140-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Optician or optometrist wearing glasses standing by Snellen eye\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/bigstock-Optician-or-optometrist-wearin-32340140-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/bigstock-Optician-or-optometrist-wearin-32340140-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/bigstock-Optician-or-optometrist-wearin-32340140.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \><strong>&#8220;Sometimes the eyes can say more than the mouth.&#8221; -unknown<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Many ACA health insurance plans do not offer <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\" target=\"_blank\">vision coverage<\/a> for routine eye exams, frames, lenses or contacts, which can leave you with a gap in benefits and a big out of pocket expense.\u00a0 Having a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\" target=\"_blank\">vision insurance plan <\/a>can assist you in maintaining routine eye care and will even help pay for contacts and glasses should you need them.<\/p>\n<p>Eye exams are important for individuals of all ages because they can assist in identifying any problems with vision, as well as other health issues.\u00a0 In addition, during a comprehensive eye exam, your eye doctor will not only determine if you need prescription glasses or contacts, but also check for diseases of the eye such as glaucoma, which is important for your overall wellness. \u00a0As with all types of health care, preventive maintenance is always the best option and your eyes are no different.<\/p>\n<p>For as little as $11.40 a month, you can <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\" target=\"_blank\">make sure your eyes are covered <\/a>and can save hundreds of dollars on contacts, glasses and more. \u00a0A vision plan is a smart and inexpensive way to protect one of your most important assets.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>For more information on North Carolina insurance coverage, please visit our website at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.nchealthplans.com <\/a>or call our toll free number 888-765-5400 and speak with one of our experienced and professional agents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Sometimes the eyes can say more than the mouth.&#8221; -unknown Many ACA health insurance plans do not offer vision coverage for routine eye exams, frames, lenses or contacts, which can leave you with a gap in benefits and a big out of pocket expense.\u00a0 Having a vision insurance plan can assist you in maintaining routine [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[907],"tags":[791,908,933],"class_list":["post-8032","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-vision-insurance","tag-vision-coverage","tag-vision-insurance","tag-vision-plan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8032","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8032"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8032\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8057,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8032\/revisions\/8057"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8032"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8032"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8032"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}