Private Plans for Medicare that Cover Dental Care

This post on AMPSYS discusses how Medicare does not cover dental care, but there are ways around this. There are many private plans for Medicare that do offer such coverage for dental expenses. Some of these private plans include the basic Medicare coverage, and also offer savings in eyeglasses, hearing devices, and dental care as well. The post gives an example of how Humana pays for about 25 percent of fillings, 75 percent of the cost of examinations, cleanings and X-rays, and 50 percent of extractions.

Managed Care Provider Cigna adds More States to Medicare Advantage

CnnMoney.com reports that Cigna will add 15 more states to its individual Medicare Advantage plans next year in order to grow its senior business.

Some of the states Cigna will introduce plans to include California, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts and Ohio. Of the 13 existing states, Cigna also plans to expand the number of counties to which it offers Medicare Advantage plans. Cigna only recently started offering Medicare Advantage coverage last year. It is looking to expand their services by also adding preventive dental care reimbursement to its Advantage plans for next year.

Medicare and Medicaid Rise to the Top

The Wall Street Journal blog reports that while the share of Americans that got health insurance through work or bought it on the private market last year declined, the number of Americans insured through Medicaid and Medicare has increased. These are numbers based on the latest report from the US Census Bureau.

This change shows that there is an overall decline in the percentage of Americans who are uninsured, and this goes against recent trends of rising uninsurance rates. See the full report here.