Medicare does not cover dental. My Dad is recovering from sepsis. The doctor is almost certain it came through his gums. His bottom front teeth are all broken and rotted and the gums are badly swollen and inflamed. The doctor says the teeth need to be pulled or he is at risk for more infection. My Mom said that Medicare will not cover this because it is dental, my sister who is health proxy told her this. I was under the impression that as long as there was a medical need, medicare would pay for oral issues. Is that true? If so how would one go about appealing to Medicare?
I don't know how much the oral surgery is going to be but I do know that my husband and I can't cover it even if they could pay it back at a future date. The dentist will not agree to a payment plan because of my Dads bad credit. He needs to have it done before they stop the antibiotics for the sepsis which is a little less than three weeks away.
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