Dental

CMA Advocacy: Oral Health is Critical to Overall HealthThe Center for Medicare Advocacy supports coverage of oral health in Medicare. As an advocacy organization, CMA receives calls and emails from Medicare beneficiaries across the country. For … [Read more...] about Mouths Matter in Medicare

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced this week that it will not codify additional examples of clinical scenarios in which dental services may be paid by Medicare as part of its CY 2026 Physician Fee Schedule … [Read more...] about Medicare Will Not Expand on Dental Payment Examples in 2026

This week Health Affairs Forefront published an article co-authored by Center for Medicare Advocacy Managing Policy Attorney Kata Kertesz on advocacy regarding oral health in Medicare. The article, “Navigating The Path To Medicare Dental Coverage,” … [Read more...] about CMA Attorney Co-Authors Article on Medicare Dental Coverage

This week Sen. Sanders and Rep. Doggett introduced bicameral legislation to expand access to dental, hearing and vision care in Medicare. CMA has long called for a comprehensive dental benefit to be added to Part B of Traditional Medicare. There is … [Read more...] about Legislation Introduced to Expand Oral Health Coverage

The Consortium for Medically Necessary Oral Health Coverage released a public statement last week supporting the recent Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) clarification on Medicare coverage of medically necessary oral and dental health … [Read more...] about Oral Health Consortium Supports CMS Clarification on Oral Health Coverage

Last week the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule that announced finalized policy changes for Medicare payments under the Physician Fee Schedule (PFS), and other Medicare Part B issues. The rule includes … [Read more...] about CMS Final Rule Includes Important Oral Health Clarification

The Center joined more than 240 organizations in a statement applauding the important steps taken by CMS and the Biden Administration to explore and clarify payment policies for dental services that are critical to the success of certain medical … [Read more...] about Medicare Oral Health Updates

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), released the calendar year (CY) 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) proposed rule yesterday. Of note, the agency stated … [Read more...] about HHS Releases 2025 PFS Proposed Rule That Addresses Dental Coverage

Recently, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), introduced the Comprehensive Dental Care Reform Act of 2024, which is aimed at ending the dental crisis in America by expanding … [Read more...] about Comprehensive Oral Health Legislation Introduced