Dental

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

Concerted, broad-based advocacy over the past several years has achieved results in advancing policies and initiatives to improve equity and access in oral health care for older adults and persons with disabilities. One recent example is Medicare’s … [Read more...] about Medicare & Oral Health Care – Webinar Recording

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 included … [Read more...] about CMS Final Rule Includes Important Oral Health Clarification

A recent piece in the Washington Post highlighted the importance of oral health to overall health, exploring the possible link between poor oral health and increased dementia risk. Stressing that more research is needed, the article said that … [Read more...] about Oral Health & Possible Dementia Risk

The 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) proposed rule released last week includes a proposal to clarify reimbursement for dental services necessary to the clinical success of certain cancer treatments. In last year’s PFS final rule, CMS … [Read more...] about Proposed Medicare Rule Clarifies Specific Dental Service Coverage

CMS recently published information on its website about the dental services that Medicare will and will not cover. Although dental services are generally excluded from coverage under the Medicare statute, the agency clarifies in this guidance that … [Read more...] about CMS Publishes Guidance on Medicare Dental Coverage