Vision

Covering routine eye exams, prescription eyeglasses and contact lenses

If you or anyone in your family wears contacts or glasses, the BMC vision care plan, administered by Vision Service Plan (VSP), can help you bring things into focus. Under the plan, you can visit any provider. You’ll receive the greatest benefit and convenience by using participating VSP providers—and never have to file a claim.

You pay for the cost of your vision coverage through before-tax payroll deductions. To find the VSP doctor closest to you or to check if a doctor is a VSP provider, contact VSP at 1-800-877-7195 or go online to vsp.com.

Eye on Cost Calculator

VSP’s Eye on Cost Calculatoris available at vsp.com. This tool helps you prepare for your annual visit by estimating what you may need to spend out-of-pocket, and the savings your VSP Vision Care coverage provides. Accessing the calculator is simple, Log on to your vsp.com account, and then click the Calculate My Costs link on the Benefits tab.

Essential Medical Eye Care

VSP's Diabetic Eyecare Plus Program offers treatment for immediate issues such as pink eye, sudden changes to vision and care to monitor ongoing conditions such a dry eye diabetic eye disease, glaucoma and more. BMC members now have access to urgent and medical eyecare.

Using a Participating VSP Doctor

VSP does not require identification cards to obtain services. If you choose a participating doctor, you pay only a $15 copayment for examinations and a $15 copayment for lenses and frames (special frames or tinted lenses will cost more). Based on a limited fee schedule, VSP will reimburse you for examinations and lenses once every 12 months and for frames once every 24 months.

No claim form is needed. When you call to make an appointment for yourself or your covered dependents, identify yourself as a VSP member and as an employee of BMC Software; then provide your Social Security number. The VSP doctor will obtain the necessary authorization and information about your eligibility and coverage.

Premier Edge Promise

With thousands of locations, getting the most out of your benefits is easy with VSP Premier Edge™—including private practice doctors and Visionworks^® retail locations nationwide. And, VSP^® members are backed by the Premier Edge Promise, a worry-free eyewear guarantee. When you go to a Premier Edge location, you’re protected from the unexpected—whether it’s accidentally broken or damaged glasses, your prescription changes, or you don’t love the glasses you chose.

VSP Member Exclusive

When shopping for frames, look for the VSP^® heart on the lens to identify the brands that will maximize your benefits. Choose a style from one of Featured Frame Brands, and an additional $20 will automatically be applied to your purchase when you use your benefits.

Using a Nonparticipating Doctor

If you choose to use a nonparticipating doctor, VSP will reimburse you based on a limited fee schedule described below. When submitting a claim to VSP from a nonparticipating doctor, use the BMC out-of-network VSP claim form and file your claim within six months of the date of service. Claim forms are available at www.vsp.com.

View your semi-monthly paycheck costs for Vision coverage.

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Vision Service Plan (VSP)

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Vision Plan Details

	VSP Provider Benefits	Non-VSP Provider Reimbursement Amounts
Vision Exam (once per calendar year)	$100 after $15 copay	Up to $40
Eyeglass Lenses (once per calendar year)	$100 after $15 copay¹	Up to $40 (Single Vision) Up to $60 (Bifocal) Up to $80 (Trifocal) Up to $125 (Lenticular)
Frames (Adults every two calendar years, Children once per calendar year)	100% covered after $15 copay Up to $200	Up to $40
Contact Lens Evaluation, Fitting Fees and Contact Lenses
Necessary Contacts² (once per calendar year)	100% covered after $15 copay	Up to $210
Elective Contacts³ (once per calendar year)	Up to $200	Up to $105
(1) Special frames and tinted lenses will cost more. (2) Necessary contacts—required after cataract surgery; to correct extreme acuity problems that cannot be corrected with glasses; for certain conditions of anisometropia and keratoconus. (3) Elective contacts—for any other reason than stated above and are covered instead of lenses and frames.