Five Decades Later, Medicare Might Cover Dental Care
In the large budget bill now in Congress, supporters of the measure see a rare opportunity to advance a popular policy.
By Margot Sanger-Katz
Aug. 29, 2021, 3:00 a.m. ET
Tens of millions of older Americans who cannot afford dental care — with severe consequences for their overall health, what they eat and even when they smile — may soon get help as Democrats maneuver to add dental benefits to Medicare for the first time in its history.
The proposal, part of the large budget bill moving through Congress, would be among the largest changes to Medicare since its creation in 1965 but would require overcoming resistance from dentists themselves, who are worried that it would pay them too little.
The impact could be enormous for people like Natalie Hayes, 69.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/29/upshot/medicare-dental-care.html?referringSource=articleShare
Excerpt: the average dentist salary varies substantially depending on the state in which you’re located. In many states, the average dentist salary is $200,000, while in other states, it can be as low as $50,000 less than the national average.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewdepietro/2019/11/22/dentist-salary-state/?sh=517cdd0d3291
( If we refrain from funding the insane Pentagon budget which absorbs an annual 715 billion dollars, we could subsidize dental care, among other needed programs. )
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I'm hoping all 3 make it through, but I'm sure qpukes are focused on cutting these health services from the package.
Why would seniors want to see, eat & hear? 
WTF? Like our teeth, brain, & eyes aren't part of our body? American healthcare = 
