United States · Bill · S
S. 97 (117th)
Medicare Dental Benefit Act of 2021
Introduced
28 January 2021
Last action
28 January 2021 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sponsors
Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD], Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT], Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
21 January 2026
Summary
Medicare Dental Benefit Act of 2021 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
28 January 2021
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Source: IntroReferral
28 January 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 28 January 2021 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] · D · Cosponsor
- · ssfi00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Medicare Dental Benefit Act of 2023
- related to ← Medicare Dental Benefit Act of 2021
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/97
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/s/97
- us · 117-s-97 · source updated 21 January 2026