Social Security and Medicare

Medicare dental, vision and hearing coverage

31 public statements from 2026 candidates

§1The range of views

Why this matters: This decides who pays for dental care, glasses and hearing aids for people on Medicare, and covering them would add to what Medicare spends.

Drafted by AI, then checked for neutral wording in a separate AI review. It describes the question and the main positions, not any candidate's view. Facts link to their sources.

Whether traditional Medicare should cover dental care, eyeglasses and hearing aids, which it mostly does not cover today.1,2,3

  1. Keep current coverage, under which some private Medicare Advantage plans offer these benefits
  2. Add some of these benefits, such as hearing aids, to traditional Medicare
  3. Add dental, vision and hearing coverage to traditional Medicare

These options describe policies, not people. The order is not a ranking.

§2What candidates have said

Why this matters: Statements candidates made publicly, summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Candidates who haven't spoken publicly on this issue aren't listed.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Add some of these benefits, such as hearing aids, to traditional Medicare (2)

  • Kevin Mullin CA-15
    His campaign website lists among the bills he has introduced the HEAR Act, which would require Medicare to cover hearing aids and other hearing services.4
  • Juliana Stratton IL Senate
    Her campaign's affordability blueprint says she would expand Medicare to cover vision and hearing care.5

Add dental, vision and hearing coverage to traditional Medicare (19)

  • Eric Jones CA-4
    His campaign website says Medicare should be expanded to cover dental care, vision and hearing aids.6,7
  • Connie Chan CA-11
    Her campaign website says she would expand Medicare to cover dental, vision and hearing care, along with in-home support, long-term care and other services.8
  • Lateefah Simon CA-12
    Her campaign website says she would expand Medicare to include dental, vision and hearing coverage and lower the Medicare eligibility age.9
  • Sarah McBride DE-AL
    Her campaign website says she cosponsored the Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act to add those benefits to Medicare.10
  • Angie Nixon FL Senate special
    Her campaign website says she wants Medicare to cover dental, vision and hearing care.11
  • Kimberly Overman FL-12
    Her campaign platform says she supports adding dental, vision and hearing benefits to Medicare and preserving traditional Medicare.12,13
  • Matt Day GA-2
    His campaign website’s American Elder Bill would extend Medicare Parts B and D to cover routine dental services, vision care including annual exams and corrective lenses, and hearing assessments and hearing aids.14
  • Christina Bohannan IA-1
    Her campaign website says she will expand Medicare to cover vision, dental and hearing care.15
  • Brad A. Meyer IN-9
    His campaign website says he would expand Medicare to include dental, vision and hearing coverage.16
  • Charles Booker KY Senate
    His campaign website says he would add dental, vision and hearing coverage to traditional Medicare.17
  • Lauren Jewett LA-1
    Her campaign website says she will cosponsor legislation to add dental, vision and hearing benefits to Medicaid and Medicare.18
  • Edward J. Markey MA Senate
    His campaign website says he would expand Medicare to add dental, vision and hearing benefits.19
  • Abdul El-Sayed MI Senate
    His campaign website says he would expand Medicare to cover all necessary care, including vision, dental and hearing.20
  • Peggy Flanagan MN Senate
    Her campaign website says she will work to expand Medicare and Medicaid to cover vision, dental and hearing care.21
  • Jordan Herrera MO-4
    His campaign website lists expanding Medicare to include dental, vision and hearing coverage.22
  • Alani Bankhead MT Senate
    Her campaign website says she would add dental, vision and hearing coverage to Medicare and require real coverage in private and marketplace plans.23
  • Sam Forstag MT-1
    His campaign website says he would add dental, vision and hearing coverage, plus long-term care, for seniors in Medicare.24
  • Stefany Shaheen NH-1
    Her campaign website says she backs legislation from Senator Bernie Sanders that would extend Medicare coverage to dental, vision and hearing services.25
  • Zack Mullock NJ-2
    Its Seniors & Social Security section says he would add dental, vision and hearing coverage to the benefits of Medicare and Medicaid.26

Statements that don't match one option (10)

  • John Garamendi CA-8
    His campaign website says he is urging Congress to expand Medicare to cover dental and vision care.27
  • Ro Khanna CA-17
    His campaign website says Medicare for All would cover dental, vision and hearing care.28
  • Randy Villegas CA-22
    His campaign website says Medicare should be expanded to include dental and vision care, and that any Medicare for All bill he signs would include them.29
  • Robert People FL-15
    His healthcare plan says Medicare coverage requirements should be expanded now to include dental and hearing care.30
  • Daniel Biss IL-9
    His campaign website says Medicare should be expanded to include vision and dental coverage.31
  • Adam Hamilton KS Senate
    His campaign website says he would expand Medicare to cover vision and dental care.32
  • Morgan McGarvey KY-3
    His campaign website says health insurance coverage must be expanded to include vision, dental and hearing.33
  • Ilhan Omar MN-5
    The same page lists dental and vision care among the benefits of the expanded Medicare program it describes.34
  • Jamie Ager NC-11
    His campaign website says he wants strong Medicare services that let people age with dignity, including care at home and in the community as well as dental and vision coverage for Medicare patients.35
  • Adam Hamawy NJ-12
    His campaign website says Medicare for All would also add hearing, dental and vision coverage.36