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Bernie Sanders: “Medicare does not now cover dental, hearing or vision.”

Featuring: Bernie Sanders, Independent | U.S. Senate, Vermont

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Theo Von Interviews Bernie Sanders on American Politics and 2024 Election

Published | Video Starts at 21:10

You got Medicaid for the lower income people, also a popular program. What I would do is over a four year period, take Medicare. First thing you do is expand Medicare Because Medicare does not now cover dental, hearing or vision. A lot of people can't afford to go to a dentist. Got me? Yeah. Okay. You expand it and then you say right now to be eligible for Medicare, you got to be 65 years of age. (21:10–21:16)

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Asserts that Medicare currently lacks coverage for dental, hearing, and vision.

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