United States · Bill · S
S. 22 (116th)
Medicare Dental Benefit Act of 2019
Introduced
3 January 2019
Last action
3 January 2019 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sponsors
Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD], Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD], Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Medicare Dental Benefit Act of 2019 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.
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Timeline
3 January 2019
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Source: IntroReferral
3 January 2019
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 3 January 2019 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] · D · Cosponsor
- · ssfi00 · Standing
Related records
- related to ← Medicare and Medicaid Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2019
- related to ← Medicare Dental Benefit Act of 2019
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/22
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/22
- us · 116-s-22 · source updated 5 December 2025