Some Medicare Recipients May Be Eligible To Enroll In Stand-Alone Dental Coverage.

In an article discussing “12 Medicare Facts” to know during open enrollment period, LifeHealthPro (11/3, Bell) stated that some Medicare recipients may be able to sign up for stand-alone dental coverage on the PPACA public exchange system, but the ability to do so depends on where the individual lives. The article outlines some of the rules affecting whether an individual may be eligible to enroll in dental coverage, stating, for example, that “in the HealthCare.gov states, the only Medicare-eligible adults who can get dental coverage from the exchange system are those who use exchange” qualified health plan “medical coverage in place of basic Medicare coverage.”