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Social Security & Medicare

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5. My experience is that dental insurance doesn't really help us. Insurers know most of us need extensive dental

Reply to splunge63 (Original post)

Wed Sep 25, 2024, 11:51 PM

Sep 2024

care. Their premiums reflect that.

Hopefully, Medicare will cover dental someday. Biden had a proposal that would cover $2000 starting in 2028. It failed. Maybe in 2050 when there is a surplus of dentists willing to accept Medicare rates we’ll at least see some subsidies.

Obviously, if your employer covers most of it, it’s worthwhile.

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Starting Medicare (original) in a few days. Looking for dental insurance/dental savings plan [View all] splunge63 Sep 2024 OP

Unfortunately we don't have a dental plan leftieNanner Sep 2024 #1

I have heard Delta Dental is good Lulu KC Sep 2024 #2

I will say, that we've had Delta Dental for years through my husband's work. It was great for biannual checkups, LauraInLA Sep 2024 #4

If you are a military retiree, check out BENEFEDS virgdem Sep 2024 #3

My experience is that dental insurance doesn't really help us. Insurers know most of us need extensive dental Silent Type Sep 2024 #5

Call your senior center & Council on Aging SheltieLover Sep 2024 #6

Biggest issue I'd have is who are the doctors and where are they located Auggie Sep 2024 #7