MEDICARE MUST INCLUDE EYES AND TEETH

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One reader's question: "Why will Medicare refuse to pay for dental work that is really needed?"

Medicare's lack of dental, hearing and vision coverage can put seniors in a bind

"This is what we need to survive, not something we want, like a toaster oven," explains a reader.

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Phyllis Carter - CANADIAN MEDICARE SAVES MILLIONS OF LIVES - INCLUDING MINE - BUT EYE AND DENTAL CARE ARE NOT COVERED AND THAT IS VERY WRONG. EYES AND TEETH ARE VITAL PARTS OF OUR BODIES.

I NEEDED VITAL DENTAL CARE AND IT WILL COST ME THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS, MONEY SAVED FROM MY OLD AGE PENSIONS FOR DECADES. THIS IS NOT COSMETIC DENTISTRY. MY LIFE DEPENDS ON IT AS I AM A BONE CANCER PATIENT.