S 2084 · in committee · major
Medicare and Medicaid Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2025
- healthcare
What this bill does
- This bill adds dental, vision, and hearing coverage to Medicare, including exams, treatments, devices, and emergency care.
- Medicare beneficiaries and Medicaid recipients gain access to these services with defined coinsurance and payment limits.
- The federal government increases its Medicaid matching rate for these services; Medicare establishes new payment and coverage rules.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
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How would expanding Medicare to cover dental, vision, and hearing services affect the program's long-term solvency and beneficiary premiums?
- 02
Which groups of older adults or low-income individuals would benefit most from these newly covered services, and who might face access barriers?
- 03
What trade-offs exist between increasing federal Medicaid matching rates for these services and funding other healthcare priorities?
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Sponsor · D-MD
Angela D. Alsobrooks
Citizen cosponsors
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In Congress
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Senators cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-06-12
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Legislative timeline
2025-06-12 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
2025-06-12 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate

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