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Paper Roses

(7,506 posts)
Fri Oct 14, 2022, 12:26 PM Oct 2022

Dear fellow Seniors, can you fill me in on a Medicare question?

I have Medicare Preferred and a supplement with Tufts. My question involves Dental coverage.
I have drug coverage but want to sign up for Dental if it provides for more than my current policy. I can get fillings and cleanings covered(w/copay) but:

I Googled "what does Medicare Dental Coverage cover". Of course, I got every dental provider as I scrolled down. When I got to the official Medicare page, it would not let me in unless I agreed to all kinds of things that I don't want to agree to.

Do any of you have Medicare Dental coverage and what the heck does it cover.
It is interesting what the government wants you to agree to.
Sign up is in a few days and I really need to see if the coverage is worth the cost.
Thanks,
PR

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Dear fellow Seniors, can you fill me in on a Medicare question? (Original Post) Paper Roses Oct 2022 OP
Medicare does not offer routine dental care, (cleanings etc.) only Medicare Advantage plans do. Cattledog Oct 2022 #1
My Advantage Plan MOMFUDSKI Oct 2022 #11
Yes. $1000/year in dental coverage. trof Oct 2022 #12
Sorry, no idea, but contact your local Council on Aging to find SheltieLover Oct 2022 #2
Medicare doesn't cover most dental care elleng Oct 2022 #3
There are Medicare Gap programs for dental & vision coverage. SheltieLover Oct 2022 #4
👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻 The advantage is all for the private company, not the consumer. onecaliberal Oct 2022 #9
Absolutely! But gap programs are not Advantage. SheltieLover Oct 2022 #10
Check with the different True Blue American Oct 2022 #5
i plan to sign up for delta before my next visit. mopinko Oct 2022 #6
That's what we did. question everything Oct 2022 #7
We have been using Delta Dental since employer's coverage ended question everything Oct 2022 #8
 

MOMFUDSKI

(7,080 posts)
11. My Advantage Plan
Fri Oct 14, 2022, 01:45 PM
Oct 2022

has dental which covers 2 cleanings/yr, 1 full XRay/yr, 1 filling/yr, and discounts on other repairs/crowns. Next year the plan is even better. Also get an allowance for eyewear per year. Check it out.

trof

(54,273 posts)
12. Yes. $1000/year in dental coverage.
Sun Oct 23, 2022, 02:45 PM
Oct 2022

Zero premiums, zero c0-pays for PCP.
$25 co-pay for specialists.

SheltieLover

(59,723 posts)
2. Sorry, no idea, but contact your local Council on Aging to find
Fri Oct 14, 2022, 12:32 PM
Oct 2022

Answers.

Ghey can even tell you specifically which plans offer what you seek, % of coverage, copays, & best premium for the ideal plan.

Also try your local senior center. Sometimes they have educational programs and/or the direct phone number for someone you can contact at Council on Aging.

Good luck!

elleng

(136,386 posts)
3. Medicare doesn't cover most dental care
Fri Oct 14, 2022, 12:32 PM
Oct 2022

(including procedures and supplies like cleanings, fillings, tooth extractions, dentures, dental plates, or other dental devices).

Medicare Part A (Hospital Insurance) will pay for certain dental services that you get when you're in a hospital. Part A can pay for hospital stays if you need to have emergency or complicated dental procedures, even though it doesn't cover dental care.

Note:
Some Medicare Advantage Plans (Part C) offer extra benefits that Original Medicare doesn’t cover - like vision, hearing, or dental. Contact the plan for more information.

https://www.medicare.gov/coverage/dental-services

True Blue American

(18,179 posts)
5. Check with the different
Fri Oct 14, 2022, 12:34 PM
Oct 2022

Medicare Advantage plans. Many have a supplemental coverage you pay a few dollars a month on.

There is also an extra plan in many that allows you to choose dental or vision, which ever you prefer.

mopinko

(71,869 posts)
6. i plan to sign up for delta before my next visit.
Fri Oct 14, 2022, 12:39 PM
Oct 2022

had it for yrs through the ex's job. good covereage, cheap. made the mistake of thinking i had coverage on my medigap, which turned out not to be true.
i have some w my current aarp plan, but i need work.

question everything

(48,907 posts)
8. We have been using Delta Dental since employer's coverage ended
Fri Oct 14, 2022, 12:48 PM
Oct 2022

Last year my supplemental insurance - Advantage - offered Delta Dental but the dentist office told me that I would first have to pay them and submit to the insurance. And it was not clear whether the level would be the same. So I ignored it.

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