Obamacare mystery: Why can't you buy vision coverage?

Your eyes are as much a part of your body as your teeth, so why is dental coverage offered through the Affordable Care Act but vision insurance isn't?
 
Companies that sell vision insurance support the ACA, want in and are willing to pay the mandatory tax on providers, Bloomberg Businessweek reports. Currently, vision insurance providers have to pay the tax even though they aren't allowed to offer coverage on the exchange.
 
People need vision coverage, companies want to provide it and are willing to be taxed on it - so what's the holdup? From politicians to the Treasury Department, government agencies blame each other for the unnecessary impasse.

According to Rob Lynch, CEO of vision-insurance provider VSP Global, “We’re caught in a loop here. Everybody points the finger at somebody else. … We’re absolutely in The Twilight Zone.”

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