Brooks-LaSure: No New Medically Necessary Dental Guidance Coming

CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure recently told Inside Health Policy that Medicare’s current authority to provide dental care is limited and indicated the agency has no plans to expand the administration's interpretation of what could be considered medically necessary dental care, despite continued calls by beneficiary advocates and Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) for a broader interpretation. She noted Medicare’s authority could change with upcoming congressional action. But Medicare dental benefits have faced an increasingly precarious path to inclusion in the...