Medicare Dental Benefit Act of 2021
Summary
Medicare Dental Benefit Act of 2021 This bill provides for Medicare coverage of dental and oral health services, including routine diagnostic and preventive services, basic and major dental services, and emergency care; dental prostheses are also covered. Currently, such services are excluded from Medicare coverage.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jan 28, 2021
Last action Jan 28, 2021
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Actions timeline
Total actions
2
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Jan 28, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
upper
Jan 28, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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