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| n |
Part
A is a basic hospital insurance plan financed
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by
payroll taxes that pays for inpatient hospital
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and
related care for most people aged 65 and over
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Part
B is a supplemental medical insurance plan
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available
on a voluntary basis, that is financed by
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current
premiums of enrollees and is matched by
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federal
appropriations.
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u |
Dental
services were not authorized under Part
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B,
and only those surgical services related to
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the
jaws and contiguous structure or to the
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reduction
of any fracture of facial bone were
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authorized
under Part A.
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F |
Routine dental services have never been
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authorized under Medicare.
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