Does Medicare Cover Vision And Dental?

  1. 2275 POINTS
    Bill Loughead
    President, SummitMedigap.com, CO, FL, GA, MI, NC, SC & TX
    No, Medicare does not cover routine dental or vision care.  It also doesn't cover dentures, hearing aids or the exam for fitting them.  However, there are dental and vision plans available and some even cover hearing.  A good plan would have immediate coverage for the dental exam, cleanings, fillings and extractions.  You should also consider if there is a "network" involved.
    Answered on November 18, 2013
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  2. 1805 POINTS
    Samuel Smith
    Enrolled Agent-licensed to practice before the IRS, Samuel N Smith, EA, South Carolina
    If you are speaking of "original medicare" then the answer is no medicare does not cover routine dental and vision care. However, there are many Medicare Advantage companies that does cover routine dental and vision care and if yuo have dentures and you drop and break one the company will even replace your denture.
    Answered on November 18, 2013
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    Steve Adlman
    Owner, Alabama Medicare Plans, Birmingham, Alabama
    Medicare does not cover a routine eye exam just to check to see if your prescription has changed (refraction exam). Medicare does not cover new glasses unless you have been prescribed new glasses after cataract surgery. Medicare will cover anything medically wrong with your eyes such as cataracts, glaucoma, macular degenerative disease, etc. Medicare does not cover dental unless your teeth have been injured as a result of an accident.
    Answered on September 26, 2015
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