Schumer: Dems’ $3.5 Trillion Budget Deal Includes New Medicare Benefits

By Amy Lotven / July 13, 2021 at 11:38 PM

Senate Budget Committee Democrats late Tuesday (July 12) agreed on a $3.5 trillion budget resolution that includes funding to add dental, hearing and vision benefits to Medicare, Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) said following a two-hour meeting with the committee.


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