Medicare Dental Benefit Act of 2021

United States117th CongressHR-502House of Representatives
Updated: Feb 2, 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.

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Timeline

Latest companion bill action

S-97: Medicare Dental Benefit Act of 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

  1. Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    House of Representatives

  2. 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.

    House of Representatives

  3. Introduced in House

  4. Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    House of Representatives

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