Medicare Dental Insurance for Seniors | Does Medicare Cover Dental Care?

If you are getting ready to retire, you almost universally expect that Medicare, original Medicare from the government that you've paid into your whole working life, will give you some coverage for dental, vision, and hearing. It doesn't - almost zero.

Dental is really expensive. You use your teeth every day for 65 years, and some of us didn't have the best oral hygiene. Some of us smoked and therefore there are a lot of problems that are very expensive. And if you've never had a problem yet with your teeth, you're in for a big shock, whether it’s a root canal, implant, infection or one crown, we're talking thousands of dollars. So most people are very shocked and they're saying, 'okay, it doesn't seem fair'.

There's legislation pending by Bernie Sanders and they’re possibly going to be giving money to some retirees. They are proposing to add a benefit for dental, vision, and hearing onto Medicare. If they do, the price of Medicare part B, the price of your Medicare part B deductible, the prices will all go up to absorb that. So don't complain when you get big, big rate increases, if they do get this passed. If they don't get it passed, you can buy standalone dental and vision coverage, just dental. And except for your high rent state, except for New York, which never gets approved. California is also very expensive. Let's say majority of the country for a 65 year old female, it's probably around $40, $45 a month. So if you do want to buy private dental, vision, hearing coverage right now, everybody can have it. They don't ask you health questions. You can get it, but there is a waiting period. So if you're like, 'yeah, I need a crown right now', you'll typically have to wait a year before you can get that crown covered. And like I said, we represent lots of companies and it depends on what state you're in, which one might have the best coverage for you for dental, vision, and hearing, or typically, what you just want is dental.

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Let me know what you think about the video in the comments below!

[melaniekelly]

Thanks for providing the information about what is NOT covered under Medicare.

[cheryldias]

I wish there was some Medicare coverage for prescription glasses

[kirkmiller]

Sweet. We’ve been divorced for 20 years. Neither of us are married. I’m 65 and she is 62.
I’m on SSD. Her SS will be interesting. Will half of hers be greater then my SSD ? Or can I draw half of her benifits and keep my SSD?

[jennifermorrison]

Are there dental plans that you can purchase for better coverage?

[cristinagarrity]

Where can we find everything that is covered?

[hollyfields]

Are there stand alone vision and hearing plans or are they always packaged with dental?

[jackiebyrd]

How Do the med supp dental plans stack up against a stand alone dental plan?

[jilliancrowder]

Is the coverage going to be any good? My dental benefits stink!

[sandrablake]

So, in short… we ain’t getting crap from Biden except a screwing.

[vickiedellacqua]

Sylivia thank you I left a message to call me