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118th Congress Health

H.R. 831: Medicare Medically Necessary Dental Care Act of 2023

Introduced

  1. Introduced (completed)Feb 6, 2023
  2. Passed House (not reached)
  3. Passed Senate (not reached)
  4. To the President (not reached)
  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in House, Feb 6, 2023

This bill allows for coverage of certain medically necessary dental services under Medicare.

Specifically, the bill allows for coverage of dental services that are furnished (1) in conjunction with treatment relating to a prosthetic heart valve replacement, cancer of the head or neck, lymphoma, leukemia, or organ transplantation; and (2) within one year after the date of diagnosis or the date of the related surgical or medical treatment for the diagnosis, whichever is later.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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History

  1. Feb 6, 2023Introduced in the House by Steve Cohen.
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  1. Dec 17, 2024Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Feb 17, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  3. Feb 6, 2023Introduced in House
  4. Feb 6, 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.