Dr. Bicuspid: U.S. Lawmakers Urge CMS to Expand Medicare Dental Coverage

The Boston-based nonprofit CareQuest Institute for Oral Health has applauded lawmakers who are requesting CMS act on its request.

"Strengthening Medicare by including dental coverage would represent a giant step toward improving health equity, access, and outcomes for seniors and people with disabilities," Dr. Myechia Minter-Jordan, CareQuest's president and CEO, said in a statement dated July 5. "We will continue to work with lawmakers and our other partners to advocate for dental care to be covered by Medicare because it's a commonsense solution to the many barriers that millions of people, including older adults, face when accessing health care."

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