The ADA said some dental carriers use the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) to claim federal pre-emption from state insurance laws. The association added that closing the loophole would ...

If policymakers want to protect access to dental care while managing Medicaid costs, adult dental benefits should not be ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dr. Brian Jeffrey Swann, who is on the board of directors for Remote Area Medical and practices dentistry in Tennessee, told a U.S ...

Two common misconceptions about Medicare are that it doesn’t cover dental care and that beneficiaries need to pay all dental expenses out of pocket. This may explain why even though most older adults ...

More than 100 House lawmakers say the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has the power now to expand dental coverage. The letter (PDF), released Thursday to CMS Administrator Chiquita ...

For millions of retirees and disabled individuals in the U.S., Medicare is the cornerstone of their healthcare coverage.

Lawmakers from the U.S. House of Representatives are asking the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to expand the definition of medically necessary dental coverage for Medicare beneficiaries, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There are numerous ways people with Medicare can get dental coverage aside from their employer or former employer. (Getty Images) ...