Harry Reid Makes The Case For Medicare Expansion

Sen. Harry Reid grew up helping his parents pull their teeth with pliers because they couldn’t afford a dentist. Even today, 1 in 5 seniors have lost all of their teeth. Reid's message is simple — dental care is health care. Congress must expand Medicare to cover dental.
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[bigcrazewolf]

Congress Must Expand Medicare To Cover Health, Dental, And Vision For Everyone.

Time to catch up with the rest of the developed world.

[mitchclark]

I’m glad Democrats are moving left on health care but there’s still an age cutoff. We need to lower the Medicare eligibility age to ZERO so that everyone has guaranteed coverage. 60-70% of all voters support Medicare For All, including 80-90% of Democratic voters. There’s no excuse not to push for that.

[Nina_Sophia]

Bad teeth/oral health can cause heart attacks and death. How about we talk about that? EVERYONE should have dental included with health insurance, not just seniors. Besides destroying someones mental health, dental matters cause heart issues and affect a persons overall health. THAT is why it should be included in ALL medical coverage.

[idacookies]

The American healthcare lobby is of of the most powerful lobbies in the country.
We should keep trying for big leaps like a public option, but tiny steps should be sought after and treasured.

[theuscivicsnerd]

As a younger person with a heart defect (something most people don't get detected till their senior years) a cardiologist will tell you and a dentist will also say, dental health is integral to heart health especially if you have a type of heart disease. Any harmful bacterial infections in your teeth can eventually affect your heart.

[DougGrinbergs]

U.S.A.: Uncle Sam's AmeriCare: you deserve expanded, improved single-payer Medicare-for-all - vision, hearing, dental, mental, meds not incidental! #M4A #UniversalHealthCoverage #EverybodyInNobodyOut