Two-thirds of the 60 million people on Medicare don't have any dental coverage. In a brief published Sept. 18, The Kaiser Family Foundation offers five potential ways to make oral healthcare more accessible and affordable for those on Medicare.
Five potential solutions:
1. Adding a dental benefit to Medicare Part B.
2. Creating a voluntary dental benefit under a new Medicare part.
3. Increasing access to medically necessary dental services under Medicare.
4. Testing different dental coverage models.
5. Offering dental discount cards.
The brief was written to inform policy discussions regarding dental care for the Medicare population. For the entire brief, click here.
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Five potential solutions:
1. Adding a dental benefit to Medicare Part B.
2. Creating a voluntary dental benefit under a new Medicare part.
3. Increasing access to medically necessary dental services under Medicare.
4. Testing different dental coverage models.
5. Offering dental discount cards.
The brief was written to inform policy discussions regarding dental care for the Medicare population. For the entire brief, click here.
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