This webinar took place on Wednesday, July 19, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. PT Oral health affects overall health – and this is particularly true for “Free Webinar: Oral Health for Older Adults in California”
Category: Oral Health
Broader Medicare Dental Coverage Gets Push from Biden Team
Bloomberg Law: Broader Medicare Dental Coverage Gets Push from Biden Team (August 17, 2022) The Biden administration, spurred by House and Senate Democrats, is moving “Broader Medicare Dental Coverage Gets Push from Biden Team”
The Democrats’ Social Spending Bill Would Expand Medicare and Medicaid and Lower the Cost of Prescription Drugs
KALW Radio, Your Call: The Democrats’ Social Spending Bill Would Expand Medicare and Medicaid and Lower the Cost of Prescription Drugs September 28, 2021 On “The Democrats’ Social Spending Bill Would Expand Medicare and Medicaid and Lower the Cost of Prescription Drugs”
Fact Sheet: Adding Dental to Medicare Part B—31 Million Low-Income Enrollees Would Gain Access to Medicare Coverage
Half of Medicare enrollees—31 million aging adults and people with disabilities—have very limited income and savings and cannot afford to pay out-of-pocket for vital dental “Fact Sheet: Adding Dental to Medicare Part B—31 Million Low-Income Enrollees Would Gain Access to Medicare Coverage”
Medicare Advantage vs. Medicare Supplement: What you Need to Know
Forbes Health: Medicare Advantage vs. Medicare Supplement: What you Need to Know, September 23, 2021 Medicare is a fee-for-service health insurance program for aging individuals. “Medicare Advantage vs. Medicare Supplement: What you Need to Know”
Fact Sheet: Adding a Dental Beneft to Medicare Part B: What About Medicare Advantage or Medigap Plans?
Only half of all Medicare enrollees have seen a dentist in the last year because Medicare excludes coverage of routine preventative and restorative oral health “Fact Sheet: Adding a Dental Beneft to Medicare Part B: What About Medicare Advantage or Medigap Plans?”
Issue Brief: Adding a Dental Benefit to Medicare: Addressing Oral Health Inequity Based on Disability
By Amber Christ, Directing Attorney, Health Team The Medicare statute explicitly excludes nearly all dental coverage for the 60 million older adults and people with “Issue Brief: Adding a Dental Benefit to Medicare: Addressing Oral Health Inequity Based on Disability”
California’s Master Plan For Aging: Oral Health Recommendations
California has committed to developing a Master Plan for Aging in order to meet the needs of older adults today and for generations to come. “California’s Master Plan For Aging: Oral Health Recommendations”
Medicare Doesn’t Cover Dental Care. For Many Florida Seniors, That’s a Problem
Miami Herald: Medicare Doesn’t Cover Dental Care. For Many Florida Seniors, That’s a Problem (December 20, 2019) Spotty coverage — combined with high oral health “Medicare Doesn’t Cover Dental Care. For Many Florida Seniors, That’s a Problem”
FAQ: Adding a Dental Benefit to Medicare Part B
As Justice in Aging has been engaged in advocacy to add an oral health benefit to Medicare Part B, we’ve received a number of questions “FAQ: Adding a Dental Benefit to Medicare Part B”
