Supplemental Vision Coverage

MHBP Supplemental Vision Plan

The Mail Handlers Benefit Plan offers federal and postal employees and annuitants vision supplemental benefits. Expand your health coverage when you add our affordable option.* This plan offers great benefits, national coverage and affordable rates. You don't have to enroll in a MHBP health plan to participate in this program.** And you can enroll year round!

Call toll-free 1-800-254-0227 to enroll by phone (or 1-800-481-9871 for a TDD for the hearing impaired).

The MHBP Supplemental Vision Plan gives you so much for so little a month. For just $8.60 for Self-only and $16.00 for Family coverage you get:

• Eye exams & lenses every 12 months for just a $10 co-payment each
• Up to $120 for frames (every 24 months) or contact lenses (every 12 months)
• Discounted rates for laser vision correction
• Access to more than 26,000 VSP network providers nationwide
• Providers are always accepting new patients
• No ID card necessary and no claim forms required
• Out-of-network benefits too

• VSP Coverage Summary Chart (PDF | 94 KB)
• Locate VSP Providers

Coverage at a Glance: Eye Care Wellness

Regular exams are essential for protecting your visual wellness.

Eye Care Wellness

Topic	Frequency (Based On Calendar Year)	Copayment	Coverage From a VSP Doctor
Exam	12 months	$10	Covered in full

Coverage at a Glance: Prescription Eyewear

You may choose between glasses or contact lenses.

Prescription Eyewear

Topic	Frequency (Based On Calendar Year)	Copayment	Coverage From a VSP Doctor
Lenses	12 months	$10 (applied to lenses & frame)	Single vision, lined bifocal and lined trifocal lenses covered in full
Frame	24 months		Frames of your choice covered up to $120
Contact Lenses	12 months	None	$120 allowance

* These benefits are neither offered nor guaranteed under contract with the FEHB Program, but are made available to all persons who are eligible for FEHBP coverage. You cannot file a FEHB disputed claim about them. The premiums and fees you pay for these services do not count toward FEHB deductibles or out-of-pocket maximums. Benefits are not provided for services rendered outside the 50 United States and the District of Columbia.

** You do not have to be enrolled in a MHBP health plan to enroll in the MHBP Supplemental Dental Plan or the MHBP Supplemental Vision Plan. However, a single annual $42 Mail Handlers Benefit Plan associate membership fee makes both the dental and/or vision plans available to you.