More than half of Medicare beneficiaries went without a dental visit in the past 12 months, and only 12 percent had any kind of dental insurance, according to a new Health Affairs study by Commonwealth Fund–supported researchers. Authors Amber Willink, Cathy Schoen, and Karen Davis propose policy options for adding dental coverage to Medicare’s benefit package.
Dental Costs Can Take a Large Bite Out of Seniors' Pocketbooks
