Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2025
This bill would expand Medicare to cover dental, vision, and hearing services for beneficiaries 65 and older (and some younger people with disabilities), effective January 1, 2026. It would provide 100% coverage for preventative dental services in 2026, with basic and major dental services gradually increasing to 80% coverage by 2029. Vision benefits would include 80% coverage for annual eye exams and specific limits on eyeglasses, frames, and contact lenses ($100 per year for lenses, $100 every two years for frames, $200 every two years for contacts). Hearing services would include 80% coverage for hearing exams and hearing aids, with a limit of one hearing aid per ear every 48 months. The bill also adds oral health professionals to the United States Preventive Services Task Force to help guide coverage decisions.
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Introduced Mar 11, 2025
Last action Mar 11, 2025
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Mar 11, 2025
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Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Mar 11, 2025
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1 primary · 131 co-sponsors
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Lloyd Doggett
DDemocratic
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Adam Smith
DDemocratic
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Adelita S. Grijalva
DDemocratic
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Adriano Espaillat
DDemocratic
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Al Green
DDemocratic
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
DDemocratic
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Alma S. Adams
DDemocratic
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Andrea Salinas
DDemocratic
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André Carson
DDemocratic
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April McClain Delaney
DDemocratic
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Ayanna Pressley
DDemocratic
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