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‘Crisis in dental care’: Bernie Sanders on his fight for better teeth for Americans (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 5 months ago by pelespirit@sh.itjust.works to c/politics@sh.itjust.works

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Sanders said he recognized the importance of the issue by attending town halls in his home state of Vermont, “and learning how hard it is to get dental care, how expensive it is and [how] dental insurance [is] totally inadequate”.

Sanders’ bill expands dental coverage by adding comprehensive benefits to Medicare; incentivizing states to improve dental benefits through Medicaid; and providing dental benefits to veterans through the Veterans Administration.

Additionally, the bill would attempt to tackle some states’ dentist shortage by creating student loan forgiveness programs for dentists who practice in underserved areas, and increasing funding to non-traditional places to see dentists, including at community health centers and schools.

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[–] Potato__Ninja@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 months ago

Bernie FTW