US House Panel Advances Bill Allowing Medicare Coverage Of Eyeglasses, Hearing Aids, Dental Services

Bills permitting Medicare coverage of eyeglasses, hearing aids, dental implants and the exams needed for prescriptions for these medical products were approved by the US House Energy and Commerce Committee on 17 October, and passed onto the full House for its consideration.

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A cluster of bills approved by a US House panel on 17 October would broaden Medicare health-care coverage by adding certain vision, hearing and dental services, and related devices for seniors age 65 and older.

Currently, the Medicare Advantage (MA) program covers some of the vision, hearing and dental-care items delineated in the bills, but seniors must pay additional costs for the

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