I am going through the same decisions. We have had vision insur@nce only one year, when DH’s company included it. We’ve had dental insurance once, when we both knew that we had something comping up the next year. We asked our dentist what they would cost, and determined that insurance would be worth it that year.

I guess I’d check how much an exam is, and how much the premiums are.

I think only Medicare Advantage provides dental and vision benefits. Original Medicare does not. We aren’t eligible yet, but have helped sort out plans for elderly/disabled family members.

The thing with Medicare plans is that it really varies by county and state. I have a Medicare Advantage plan which includes dental and vision. There are also Supplemental plans which I believe you can add on for dental and vision. It really is a toss up. I am very pleased with mine as it has a great roster of practitioners in the area.

We are a few years from Medicare but I handled my dad's finances later in life. He had Humana, whether it was a Medicare Advantage Plan or supplemental, I do not recall. Supplemental I think. He had great benefits with many things covered. I'm almost certain he had vision coverage.

Tina Marie, that would have been a Medicare Advantage plan. I don't know of any regular supplements that include vision care. But Medicare will cover medical-related vision checks, etc like a diabetes check and cataracts. But not routine vision and eyeglasses.

We always had vision and dental through employer. Now we have Medicare and supplement. We’re not buying vision or dental coverage. The coverage is so limited compared with the premiums that we’ll just self insure.

I never really considered an advantage plan but the one I looked at more closely didn’t include my dentist or vision provider and I wouldn’t consider going to those providers that were.

Talk to the business manager of your dentist. He/she should tell you what plans they accept, if they accept any.

I have Humana Medicare Advantage Plan with vision coverage. it covers a free eye exam once a year, and pays $200 toward a pair of eyeglasses. I'm not sure what other vision benefits it has.