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HR 4650 117th Congress House

Medicare Dental Coverage Act of 2021

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for dental and oral health care benefits under the Medicare program.

Introduced: September 3, 2021 Introduced by: Kelly, Robin L. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Jul 23, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 22, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 22, 2021
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.
Jul 22, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 23, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Dental Coverage Act of 2021

This bill expands Medicare coverage to include dentures and dental and oral health services, in accordance with specified limitations. Covered services include basic and major treatments (as determined by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) as well as specified preventive and screening services.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 5
D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Sep 10, 2021
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Sep 10, 2021
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 3, 2021
Butterfield, G. K.
· Jul 22, 2021
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Horsford, Steven
Nevada · Jul 22, 2021
Payne, Donald
· Jul 22, 2021
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jul 22, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4650: Medicare Dental Coverage Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4650/
MLA
"H.R. 4650: Medicare Dental Coverage Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4650/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 4650, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4650/.
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[H.R. 4650: Medicare Dental Coverage Act of 2021](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4650/)
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