Vision Lab Choice Act of 2025
This bill, S 1716 (Vision Lab Choice Act of 2025), modifies vision care coverage under health plans by limiting agreements between optometrists and vision plans to two-year terms (with possible two-year extensions) and prohibiting plans from restricting optometrists' choices of labs or suppliers for patient vision care. It directly affects optometrists and health insurance issuers offering limited-scope vision benefits, ensuring they cannot force optometrists to use specific labs or materials. The bill requires annual state enforcement notifications by the Secretary and clarifies that state laws governing vision plans take precedence if they conflict with this law. It does not change overall coverage requirements but focuses on provider choice and contract terms within vision benefit plans.
Bill status
in committee
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Introduction
May 2025
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Introduced May 12, 2025
Last action May 12, 2025
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May 12, 2025
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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May 12, 2025
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Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 23 co-sponsors
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Kevin Cramer
RRepublican
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Ben Ray Luján
DDemocratic
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Christopher A. Coons
DDemocratic
Co
Christopher Murphy
DDemocratic
Co
Chuck Grassley
RRepublican
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Cindy Hyde-Smith
RRepublican
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Cynthia M. Lummis
RRepublican
Co
Elizabeth Warren
DDemocratic
Co
Jeanne Shaheen
DDemocratic
Co
Jeff Merkley
DDemocratic
Co
John Boozman
RRepublican
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