Adding dental, vision and hearing to Medicare will be costly, but worth it

The Congressional Democrats are expected to submit a bill containing a provision to expand traditional Medicare later this year. The expansion, which will be the biggest since Congress added a drug benefit in 2003, will include dental, vision, and hearing; however, the Democrats have not yet released details of their new plan. Howard Gleckman, a Forbes contributor, says, “Make no mistake, adding these new benefits would be costly, but they would go a long way to improving the health and well-being of millions of older adults.” Read Mr. Gleckman’s column here…

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