Medicare Dental Benefit Act of 2026

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D BarragánSponsor

16 cosponsors · 16 D

13 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

This bill provides for Medicare coverage of dental and oral health services, including routine diagnostic and preventive services, basic and major dental services, and emergency care; dental prostheses are also covered. Currently, such services are excluded from Medicare coverage.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jul 22, 2026

Medicare Dental Benefit Act of 2026

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Medicare Dental Benefit Act of 2026

Latest action (Jul 22, 2026): Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: Jul 22, 2026

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.