Does the vision part of the health insurance cover changing your glasses lens?
I know they cover like broken glasses and such but i wanted to know if changing lens is covered also

I was also wondering the same thing. Has anyone actually accidently broken their glasses and claimed insurance using the mcmaster health insurance ?

I had an eye exam and had reading glasses made for me. In reading through the plan, apparently I found out only half the price of an eye exam was covered (and only up to $40!). However, I decided to just try claiming them anyways, and to my surprise I received a cheque for $125.00. So moral of the story is, no harm in trying..

so when you fill out the form, what did you put under "how broken" ?

I was wondering, does the health plan cover getting new glasses or no?

Originally Posted by ~*Sara*~

I was wondering, does the health plan cover getting new glasses or no?

It's not stated in the coverage.

They will cover up to $100 for your glasses. I’ve claimed two times now. The first time I did accidently break my glasses (I couldn’t find my glasses case so I just stuck my glasses in my backpack and my lenses cracked – I’m guessing from the weight of my books). Under how broken, I think I wrote something like “lenses severely cracked”. The other time I just was bored of my glasses and wanted new ones :p. Under how broken, I ended up writing “lost” and surprising I was still given a cheque for $100. I don’t think they actually care how/if your glasses are broken. As long as you have a receipt I’m pretty sure they will send you a cheque for the $100

Originally Posted by ~*Sara*~

I was wondering, does the health plan cover getting new glasses or no?

Not technically but like one of the above posts says, there is no harm in trying (worked for me )

Originally Posted by jhan523

It's not stated in the coverage.

That's why I was wondering. I've asked around, but haven't really gotten a concrete answer. Is there anyone specifically I should contact perhaps?

Originally Posted by rrtt

Not technically but like one of the above posts says, there is no harm in trying (worked for me )

Great, thanks! Definitely worth the try anyway

for the amount of prescription part, did you write how much your lenses cost or both the lenses and frames?