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H.R.33 Medicare Dental, Vision and Hearing Benefit Act of 2023
Expands Medicare to cover dental, vision, and hearing services for seniors (118th Congress)
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47% of Medicare beneficiaries (24M) lack dental coverage under current statutory exclusion.
42 U.S.C. § 1395y(a)(12) — Medicare statutory exclusion of dental services
- KFF: 47% of Medicare beneficiaries (24M) have no dental coverage
Expands Medicare to cover dental, vision, and hearing services. 47% of Medicare beneficiaries (~24 million) lack dental coverage (KFF), contributing to documented health disparities among seniors.