1 Based on MetLife data. In network dentists have agreed to accept negotiated fees as payment in full for covered services, subject to any deductibles, copayments, cost sharing and benefit maximums. Negotiated fees typically average 30 – 45% below the average charges in the community for the same or similar services as determined by MetLife. Savings from enrolling in a MetLife dental benefits plan will depend on various factors, including the cost of the plan, how often participants visit the dentist and the cost of services rendered.
2 Your actual savings by enrolling in the MetLife Vision Plan will depend on various factors, including plan premiums, number of visits by your family per year to an eye care professional and the cost of services and materials received. Be sure to review the Schedule of Benefits for your plans specific benefits and other important details.
Group dental plans featuring the Preferred Dentist Program are provided by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, New York, NY.
Like most group benefits programs, benefit programs offered by MetLife and its affiliates contain certain exclusions, exceptions, waiting periods, reductions, limitations and terms for keeping them in force. Ask your MetLife representative for costs and complete details.
The metallic names of the group plans offered have no connection to similar terms used to describe benefit offerings in any public state exchange or the federal health insurance marketplace.
Vision insurance is underwritten by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, New York, NY (MetLife). Certain claim and network administration services are provided through Vision Service Plan, Rancho Cordova, CA (VSP). VSP is not affiliated with MetLife or its affiliates.
Dental Managed Care Plan benefits are provided by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, a New York corporation in NY. Dental HMO plan benefits are provided by: SafeGuard Health Plans, Inc., a California corporation in CA; SafeGuard Health Plans, Inc., a Florida corporation in FL; SafeGuard Health Plans, Inc., a Texas corporation in TX; and MetLife Health Plans, Inc., a Delaware corporation and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, a New York corporation in NJ. The Dental HMO/Managed Care companies are part of the MetLife family of companies. "DHMO" is used to refer to product designs that may differ by state of residence of the enrollee, including but not limited to: "Specialized Health Care Service Plans" in California; "Prepaid Limited Health Service Organizations" as described in Chapter 636 of the Florida statutes in Florida; "Single Service Health Maintenance Organizations" in Texas; and "Dental Plan Organizations" as described in the Dental Plan Organization Act in New Jersey.
