Medicare benefit expansion: 13 stats on the state of current beneficiaries

Becker's Healthcare September 22, 2021
Nick Moran

A new Sept. 21 Kaiser Family Foundation report provides a backdrop for congressional conversations on expanding Medicare benefits to include dental, vision and hearing.

Thirteen stats to know:

1. Medicare benefit expansion is a “top” or “important” priority for 90 percent of the public.

2. Nearly half of Medicare beneficiaries faced hearing issues (44 percent) and over a third faced vision issues (35 percent) in 2019.

3. Of 2019 Medicare beneficiaries, 1 in 6 noted limited access to dental, hearing or vision care, with cost barriers rising to the top for 70 percent of respondents. Dental was the...

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