Bill > S842

This bill aims to expand Medicare and Medicaid coverage to include dental, vision, and hearing services. Key provisions include: 1. Adding dental and oral health services, vision services, and hearing services as covered benefits under Medicare. This includes routine cleanings, basic and major dental procedures, eye exams, and hearing exams and aids. Coverage would be phased in over 8 years, starting at 0% and reaching 80% by the 8th year. 2. Defining the specific services that would be covered and setting limitations on frequency of coverage (e.g. 2 cleanings per year). 3. Allowing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to apply additional limitations and modify coverage as appropriate. 4. Providing a 90% Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) for states to cover these new dental, vision, and hearing services under Medicaid, with some exceptions for individuals under 21 already eligible for Medicaid dental coverage. Overall, the goal is to improve access to important health services that are currently not well-covered under Medicare and Medicaid.