Retiree Insured Vision
NEW Vision Plan Option for Retired Employees
New Fully Insured Vision Plan Available Effective January 1, 2024
As a result of collective bargaining, retired MCGEO, IAFF and Unrepresented employees now have a new vision plan option available effective January 1, 2024. FOP retired employees already became eligible for this plan previously.
This
new fully insured vision plan
is offered as an additional option to the no-cost discount vision program. Please review the
benefits-at-a-glance comparison
of the two vision plan options and
frequently-asked-questions
answered by the Office of Human Resources (OHR) Health Insurance Team.
All retired employees are automatically enrolled in the no-cost discount vision program.
If you take no action, you will remain enrolled in the no-cost discount vision program. If you would like to switch to the new fully insured vision plan, you must follow the enrollment instructions below.
How to enroll in the new fully insured vision plan:
Complete this
online 2024 retiree election form
.
Online enrollment forms are due by the 10th of the month and will be effective on the first of the following month. For example, enrollment forms received February 3 will be effective March 1.
Please review the Frequently Asked Questions below. If you have any other specific questions or concerns, please contact MC311 at 240-777-0311 to place a service request OR attend the next monthly Virtual Office Hours held from 3 - 4 pm on the first Thursday of every month (advanced registration required: register for Retiree Office Hours here ).
Frequently Asked Questions
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- Retiree Discount Vision Plan: Retirees are automatically enrolled in this plan at no cost. The retiree discount vision plan offers a discount on an exam and a defined discount on materials. This plan does not offer out-of-network discounts. You can use your EyeMed discount as often as you like on nearly all your vision care purchases at EyeMed Insight network participating providers. The discount must be applied at the time of service. To use this plan, upon arrival you should tell the participating eye doctor that you have an EyeMed discount through Montgomery County Government Retirees, Discount Plan # 1018309. You will not receive an ID card with this plan.
- New Fully Insured Retiree Vision Plan: If you elect to enroll in this plan, you will pay a monthly premium based on your retiree cost share. The fully insured retiree vision plan is a full insurance plan with assigned copays for each service. It offers both in- and out-of-network benefits. You will receive an ID card if you enroll in this plan.
- For more information, please see the in-network Retiree Vision Benefits-At-A-Glance Comparison , Discount Summary and New Fully-insured Plan Summary.
- The discount plan is offered free of charge.
- If you elect the new fully insured vision plan, you will be responsible for a monthly premium based on your retiree cost share. See the 2024 rate book for your specific cost-share rates .
To enroll, complete the Retiree 2024 Election Form online. If you cannot access the online enrollment form, please contact MC311 at 240-777-0311 and place a Service Request; OHR will mail you a paper form to complete.
Yes, you will receive a new ID card if you enroll in the new fully insured plan. The ID card will be mailed to your home address on file.
Visit www.eyemed.com and click on “Find a provider” to search the EyeMed Insight network. The network is the same for both the discount plan and the fully insured plan.