Golden: Improve Medicare Benefit Policy Or Take Out Of Reconciliation

By Maya Goldman / October 14, 2021 at 7:16 PM
Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME) said in a Thursday (Oct. 14) letter that the proposal to add dental, vision and hearing benefits to Medicare currently outlined in the House Budget Committee's reconciliation proposal is insufficient, and its flaws -- particularly with the proposed dental benefit -- should be fixed be fixed, even if that means removing the proposal from reconciliation. Golden’s letter comes as support among House Democrats seems to be mounting for removing Medicare benefit expansions from the reconciliation package...


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