Vision Benefits

Iowa Vision Benefits Benchmarks

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Employee Benefits in Iowa

Updated November 2026

Vision benefits are often offered as a low-cost voluntary benefit or bundled with dental coverage.

Our database includes 643 employers in Iowa offering 241 verified benefit plans. Fully-Insured funding is the predominant model, used by 88% of state employers. Most employers offer one plan to employees (83%).

Vision benchmarks include exam copays, materials allowances, and frequency limitations.

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Iowa plan design & cost benchmarks

In-Network Cost Sharing: sample layout
In-Network Benefits
LimitedBalancedRobust
Your Plan
Exam Copay
$10
$16
$23
$1652Bal
Lenses Copay
$17
$22
$34
$2252Bal
Frames Allowance
$143
$169
$197
$16952Bal
Contacts Allowance
$138
$168
$194
$16852Bal
Exam Frequency
12 mo
12 mo
12 mo
12 mo52Bal
Lenses Frequency
12 mo
12 mo
12 mo
12 mo52Bal

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In-Network Cost Sharing

Deductibles, copays, coinsurance & out-of-pocket maximums

Employee Contributions

Monthly employee premium contributions by tier

Gross Premium Rates

Total monthly premium costs by coverage tier

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Plan Funding

% of employers by funding

VERIFIED
Fully-Insured88%
Self-Insured10%
Level-Funded2%

Plans Offered

% of employers by plan count

VERIFIED
One Plan83%
Two Plans13%
Three or More Plans3%

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