Maximize Your Benefits With a Specialty Plan
2023 Plan Comparison Guide | Plans for Iowa Groups with 51–100 Employees
Attract and retain great employees by making your benefits package even more appealing by adding specialty plans.

Blue DentalSM plans
Streamlined administration for you, a seamless experience for your employees and competitive network rates and benefits for everyone — all by combining Blue Dental with your medical plan.
What's covered?
Blue Dental plans cover check-ups and cleanings, as well as routine diagnostic and restorative services — all at little or no out-of-pocket costs. For optimal health, all Blue dental plans even offer extra cleanings for certain at-risk members, such as those who are pregnant or individuals with diabetes.
Beyond prevention
Your employees will have peace of mind knowing they're covered for cavities, oral surgery, root canals and even orthodontics. And like Wellmark's health networks, your employees can count on reliable state coverage plus access to more than 115,000 dental providers on the nationwide dental network.
For optimal health, all Wellmark dental plans even offer condition-specific benefits to at-risk members to improve their health by helping prevent complications from diseases in the mouth, gums, and teeth. Conditions include:
- Diabetes
- Pregnancy
- Heart conditions
- Stroke
- End-stage renal (kidney) disease
- Head or neck cancer treated with chemotherapy or radiation therapy
- Organ or bone marrow transplant
- Suppressed immune system (HIV/AIDS)

Avēsis vision plan
Wellmark makes adding vision coverage easy by combining the billing with your medical and/or dental premiums, all on a vast network with independent and leading national retailers.
What's covered?
As a preferred Wellmark vendor, Avēsis1 offers you some of the most comprehensive vision plans in the industry to choose from. Your employees will have access to more than 104,000 vision locations nationally. Covered services include:
- Eye exams
- Frames
- Standard plastic lenses
- Contact lenses
- Lens options
1 Avēsis Vision is an independent vision insurance company that does not provide Blue Cross and Blue Shield products and services. Avēsis Vision is underwritten by Fidelity Life Insurance Company.