Medicare Dental Benefit Act of 2023
Latest action · Dec 17, 2024 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 15, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Medicare Dental Benefit Act of 2023
This bill provides for Medicare coverage of dental and oral health services, including routine diagnostic and preventive services, basic and major dental services, and emergency care; dental prostheses are also covered. Currently, such services are excluded from Medicare coverage.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 15, 2023.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Original | Jun 15, 2023 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 17, 2024Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jun 16, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jun 15, 2023Introduced in House
- Jun 15, 2023Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2012 | Medicare Dental Benefit Act of 2023 | Identical bill | Jun 15, 2023 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 15, 2023Introduced in House
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