Bill > S2084

This bill seeks to expand Medicare and Medicaid coverage for dental, vision, and hearing services, introducing comprehensive benefits across these healthcare areas. For dental services, Medicare would now cover routine cleanings, basic services like fillings and crowns, major services such as root canals, emergency dental care, and other necessary oral health services, with a gradual increase in coverage from 0% to 80% over seven years. Similarly, vision services would include routine eye exams and related procedures, with limitations of one exam per 12 months and provisions for eyeglasses, contact lenses, and low vision devices. Hearing services would encompass routine hearing exams, hearing aid exams, and related hearing health services, with provisions for hearing aid coverage, limited to one hearing aid per ear every 48 months. For Medicaid, the bill increases the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) to 90% for these services for adults over 21, effectively incentivizing states to provide these expanded healthcare benefits. The bill gradually introduces these services, with full implementation expected by the eighth year after enactment, and grants the Secretary of Health and Human Services authority to modify coverage based on recommendations from the United States Preventive Services Task Force.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2084/all-info