S. 2084 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, Jun 12, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryAdds dental, vision, and hearing to Medicare
Medicare currently doesn't cover dental, vision, or hearing care—three things many people need as they age. This bill would change that by covering routine dental cleanings and exams, basic and major dental services, emergency dental care, and dentures. It would also cover routine eye exams, eyeglasses, and contact lenses, plus routine hearing exams and hearing aids. The bill would set up specific payment rules and costs you'd pay out of pocket for these services.
How it affects you
If you're on Medicare, you'd gain access to dental, vision, and hearing coverage you don't have today, though you'd pay some costs through coinsurance (a share of the bill). The bill also increases federal funding for these same services under Medicaid, which could help states expand or improve dental, vision, and hearing coverage for people on that program.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, Jun 12, 2025)
Medicare and Medicaid Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2025
This bill provides for Medicare coverage of dental, vision, and hearing care. Coverage includes (1) routine dental cleanings and exams, basic and major dental services, emergency dental care, and dentures; (2) routine eye exams, eyeglasses, and contact lenses; and (3) routine hearing exams, hearing aids, and exams for hearing aids. With respect to such care, the bill establishes special payment rules, limitations, and coinsurance requirements.
The bill also increases the Medicaid Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (i.e., federal matching rate) for dental, vision, and hearing services.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionS. 2084
A BILL
Medicare and Medicaid Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2025
Sponsor: Sen. Angela D. Alsobrooks (D-MD) · Introduced Jun 12, 2025 · Health · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Jun 12, 2025: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.”
Sections
Sections · 5
- Sec. 1Short titleNo change
- Sec. 2Dental and oral health services under MedicareNo change
- Sec. 3Vision services under MedicareNo change
- Sec. 4Hearing services under MedicareNo change
- Sec. 5Increased FMAP for coverage of dental and oral health services, vision services, and hearing services under MedicaidNo change