If you plan to stay with Original Medicare, your dental
options will be very limited. Original Medicare DOES NOT pay for routine dental care, including the cost of exams,
teeth cleaning, tooth extractions, x-rays and dentures. This means that you can
expect to pay 100% of the costs for all these services if you want to keep your
healthy smile.
Original Medicare will only cover the cost of dental
procedures related to covered medical procedures. For example, Medicare will
cover extractions before cancer radiation therapy or jaw reconstruction after
an injury. Procedures such as these are covered because they are necessary to
treat a non-dental condition. They must be treated at the same time and by the
same doctor as the covered condition.
There are other affordable options for dental coverage available to you.
At Mutsko Insurance
Services, LLC we offer a number of Medicare Advantage Plans that include coverage
for routine dental care as well as vision, hearing and prescriptions.
Coverage and costs will vary from plan to plan, and some plans
may charge additional for dental coverage. There are plans that cover a
percentage of your costs for cleanings, x-rays and exams while other are more
comprehensive and will cover major dental services like crowns, bridges, root
canals and denture, in addition to your routine care. It all depends on which
plan you choose.
Before you sign up for any Medicare Advantage Plan, compare
the dental coverage and costs and the find out whether your dentist is in the
provider network. At Mutsko Insurance Services, we’ll do the work for you.
We’ll show you your coverage options and determine whether your dentist is in
the network. Our job is to help you find the plan that works best for you.
For more information on Medicare Advantage Plans, Medicare
Supplements, dental, vision and other coverage options, please contact Mutsko
Insurance Services, 6966 Spinach Drive in Mentor, OH or call 440-255-5700 or email me to
make an appointment for a Medicare review.
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