S 842
118th Congress
Senate
Health
Dental care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Hearing, speech, and vision care
Medicaid
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare
Medicare and Medicaid Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2023
Introduced: March 16, 2023
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 16, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 16, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Medicare and Medicaid Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2023
This bill provides for Medicare coverage of dental, vision, and hearing care. Coverage includes (1) routine dental cleanings and exams, basic and major dental services, emergency dental care, and dentures; (2) routine eye exams, eyeglasses, and contact lenses; and (3) routine hearing exams, hearing aids, and exams for hearing aids. With respect to such care, the bill establishes special payment rules, limitations, and coinsurance requirements.
The bill also increases the Medicaid Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (i.e., federal matching rate) for dental, vision, and hearing services.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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