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Direct Vision Insurance Review


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Direct Vision provides insurance plans to online shoppers and through over 12,000 agents who provide coverage to over 125,000 Americans. Inspired by the founder's father, they aim to provide affordable insurance plans to households and small businesses across the United States with high-quality products that you can’t find anywhere else. These plans are underwritten by Ameritas Life Insurance.

Direct Vision provides full-service brokerage for vision insurance plans, connecting agents and online consumers to the country’s leading insurance providers and benefit carriers. Its vision insurance plans help consumers enjoy discounts and savings on eye treatments and eyewear from both in-network and out-of-network providers.

Services and Features

Direct Vision members may select from VSP or EyeMed vision plans which include in-network and out-of-network benefits. Vision plans provide members discounts and savings on lenses, frames, and sunglasses. The company allows members to enjoy their coverage without waiting periods. Direct Vision also provides an online tool to help find the nearest available eye care provider.

The company also provides online quotes to give customers an estimate of how much specific coverages will cost. A list of compatible vision insurance providers is given upon entering your zip code, indicating the plan name, monthly premium, and effective date.   

Covered Items 

Glasses

Contacts

Eye Examinations

LASIK

5%-15% savings on LASIK or PRK

Allowances

$150 Frames Allowance

Lens Options

Scratch Resistance

$15

UV Coating

$15

Anti-Glare

$45

Polycarbonate

$40

Tinted/Colored

$15

Types of Vision Plans

Individual

Family Plan

Stand-alone Plans

Preferred Provider Organizations

Employer Provider

Health Maintenance Organizations

Network

Out-of-Network Coverage

Yes. Please see schedule of benefits.

Size of Network

Providers include over 96,700 for EyeMed and 60,200 for VSP.

Find Doctors Online

Pricing

Plan Name

EyeMed Access or VSP Choice

Co-payment – Exam

$15

Co-Payment - Glasses

$25

Premium

As low as $11.53 per month

Coverage Period

Waiting Time

No Waiting Periods

Enrollment

Calendar Year Benefits

Cancellation

Direct Vision Insurance comes with a 30-day Customer Satisfaction Guarantee. You have 30 days after your plan becomes effective to cancel your plan if you are not satisfied for any reason. Any premium paid, minus the enrollment fee, will be fully refunded provided no covered services have been rendered.* If services have been provided, you may still cancel your policy however the premium paid will not be eligible for reimbursement.

Customer Resources

Provider Lookup

Online Account Management (Ameritas Portal)

Mobile App (Ameritas App)

Phone

Email

Vision Insurance at Direct Vision

Direct Vision, with the help of its independent licensed agents, gives online consumers the option of selecting the best vision insurance plans based on budget and eye care needs.


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