Keeping teeth in your mouth as you grow old should not be a luxury in this country.

[piddyprints]

7. We have a

Medicare advantage plan that covers eyes and teeth… sort of.

Single vision reading glasses might be covered well enough, but nothing close to what you need for bifocals, transitions, etc. At least the exam is covered, but with a copay. Fortunately, we buy a separate VSP policy. If Medicare did that, it would be awesome!

The dental is excellent. But there seems to be no uniformity in the way these plans cover things, or even what’s offered in different areas.

I haven’t tried the hearing benefit. They did tell me that I can get a free screening. But then what? Does anyone cover hearing aids?

Bernie is on to something, no doubt about it. I’m appalled that not one Republican can muster some humanity to support expansion. Hell, I’m appalled that it’s such a hard sell for all 50 Democrats!

BTW, we went for an advantage plan mostly because there is no out of pocket limit with traditional Medicare… unless that’s changed since we joined. That alone scares the shit out of me and is something that should be addressed.