Medicare Advantage Success Prods Senators to Enhance Original Medicare Benefits

Medicare benefits would be expanded under a $3.5 trillion budget plan outlined by Senate Democrats on August 9th, 2022. The proposal aims to add vision, hearing and dental benefits to Original Medicare (also known as Traditional Medicare or Parts A and B), which, according to Cavulus CEO Patrick Phillips, a leading provider of technology in the sector, is lagging behind private insurance offerings.