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US SB939

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/11/2025

Primary Sponsor

Bernard Sanders

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Origin

Senate

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Adds comprehensive dental and oral health coverage to Medicare Part B starting January 1, 2027 (dentures starting 2026), including preventive services, fillings, crowns, root canals, extractions, and dentures, with payment set at 70% of national median dental fees

  • Expands Medicare hearing care coverage beginning January 1, 2027, covering audiology services without physician referral, hearing aid examination services, and hearing aids for individuals with moderately severe to profound hearing loss (limited to one pair per ear every 5 years)

  • Adds vision coverage starting January 1, 2027, including routine eye examinations once every 2 years and one pair of conventional eyeglasses every 2 years

  • Appropriates $900 million for dental implementation, $370 million for hearing implementation, and $500 million for vision implementation through fiscal year 2025

  • Phases in the impact on Part B premiums from 2026-2030, with dental costs gradually incorporated at 25% in 2028, 50% in 2029, and 75% in 2030 to prevent sudden premium increases

Legislative Description

Medicare Dental, Hearing, and Vision Expansion Act of 2025

Health

Last Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

3/11/2025

Committee Referrals

Finance3/11/2025

Full Bill Text

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