CMS should provide stable year-over-year funding to Medicare Advantage for supplemental benefits and incentivize MA plans to ...

More than 100 House lawmakers say the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has the power now to expand dental coverage. The letter (PDF), released Thursday to CMS Administrator Chiquita ...

Now, CMS proposed to also pay for a dental exam and treatment preceding an organ transplant as well as several other services. The agency also wants comments on what else Medicare should reimburse ...

The "big, beautiful bill" could slim down on who is eligible for services like Medicaid. The Congressional Budget Office ...

The review by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services follows an unsuccessful effort by congressional Democrats to pass comprehensive Medicare dental coverage for all beneficiaries, a move ...

The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released on July 7 a proposed physician fee schedule rule for 2023 that would expand access to healthcare services, including dental care, to ...

On January 31, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services published its Calendar Year 2025 Advance Notice of payment changes to Medicare Advantage. ... vision and dental care, ...

Though the Social Security Act blocks Medicare coverage of routine dental services, lawmakers noted that a 1965 U.S. Senate report confirms that payment can be made when there is an appropriate ...

For routine dental care, such as cleanings, X-rays or root canals, you'll need dental coverage through a Medicare Advantage plan, a stand-alone dental plan or Medicaid. Original Medicare does not ...

The review by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services follows an unsuccessful effort by congressional Democrats to pass comprehensive Medicare dental coverage for all beneficiaries, a move ...

On paper, Medicare Advantage appears to offer near-universal dental coverage to beneficiaries. Access and use data suggest these benefits might be less robust, and dental care services less ...