Dental care, eyewear and hearing benefits
In most cases, Original Medicare won’t cover routine dental, vision or hearing care. Learn how an Aetna® Medicare Advantage plan can get you covered.
Learn about Medicare Advantage benefits
Want to know more about what’s covered? Take a look at each tab for more on dental, vision and hearing benefits with Aetna Medicare Advantage. Plans can vary. So, you should check the Evidence of Coverage (EOC) for details on each plan.
Dental benefit
Aetna has Medicare Advantage plans with a dental benefit. Many plans cover preventive care. Including oral exams, cleanings and X-rays. We also offer plans with even more covered dental services. Like fillings, extractions and more.
How it works
Most dental benefits use the Aetna Dental® PPO network. That stands for preferred provider organization. See if your dentist is in the Aetna network.
| Dental benefit | Benefit details |
|---|---|
| Who you can see for dental care | See an in-network dentist* |
| Oral exams | Covered |
| Routine cleanings | Covered |
| X-rays | Covered |
| Fillings | Varies by plan* |
| Extractions | Varies by plan* |
| Teeth whitening | Teeth whitening is a cosmetic service. It's not covered. |
Check the Evidence of Coverage for more details on each plan’s benefits.
Vision benefit
Aetna has Medicare Advantage plans with a vision benefit. All plans cover a yearly eye exam. And some plans give you a benefit amount (allowance) for prescription eyewear.
How it works
With a network benefit, you can see any vision provider in your plan’s network. See if your provider is in the network.
| Vision benefit | Benefit details |
|---|---|
| Who you can see for vision care | See an in-network vision provider* |
| How vision coverage works | Network providers bill the plan directly. |
| Routine vision exam | Covered |
| Eyewear coverage (glasses/contacts) | Covered |
Check the Evidence of Coverage for more details on each plan’s benefits.
Hearing benefit
Aetna Medicare has teamed up with NationsHearing® to provide hearing benefits. We have Medicare Advantage plans that cover one routine hearing exam per year, hearing aids and one hearing aid fitting per year.
How it works
We offer Medicare HMO and PPO plans. These are also known as health maintenance organization and preferred provider organization plans.
With an HMO plan: You must see a NationsHearing provider for a hearing exam, hearing aids and fitting.
With a PPO plan: You can see any licensed provider for a hearing exam.
Hearing benefit | HMO | PPO |
|---|---|---|
| Routine hearing exam | Contact NationsHearing to schedule your visit. | Contact your provider or NationsHearing to schedule your visit. |
| Hearing aids | Covered through NationsHearing | Covered through NationsHearing |
| Hearing aid fitting | Covered through NationsHearing | Covered through NationsHearing |
Check the Evidence of Coverage for more details on each plan’s benefits.
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