Sen. Angela Alsobrooks has introduced a bill that would expand coverage of dental, hearing and vision care under Medicare and Medicaid.
Four notes:
1. The Medicare and Medicaid Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2025 would require Medicare to cover various dental services, such as routine cleanings, exams, fillings, crowns, root canals, extractions and emergency care.
2. The payment for such services would gradually increase each year, capping at 80% of coverage by the eighth year.
3. The bill would also encourage states to provide optional dental, hearing, and vision services under Medicaid by increasing the associated Federal Medical Assistance Percentage rate to 90 percent.
4. The bill currently sits with the Committee on Finance for review.
