Dental Insurance Legislation Introduced

Week of June 30, 2008

U.S. Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) introduced legislation that would provide veterans with access to dental insurance. The bill would allow the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a dental program for all veterans, surviving spouses, and certain dependent children who are enrolled in VA's health care system. The vast majority of people receiving care from the department do not have access to dental care through VA. Burr's legislation is modeled after the TRICARE Retiree Dental Program (TRDP) in which military retirees are given the option to purchase dental coverage under a private contract managed by the Department of Defense.

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