Dental implants can't be reimbursed by Medicare because they are expensive, they are cosmetic, and they are reimbursable for dentures and fillings.
1. Dental implants are expensive
The price of dental implants is relatively expensive, a cheap dental implant needs to be 3,000-4,000 ranging, a better dental implant price may reach 10,000-20,000, if a mouthful of dental implants, the price may reached hundreds of thousands, then so if into the health insurance, the pressure of the health insurance fund will become very big, and everyone will choose dental implants, originally the health insurance will not be included in the sky-high prices, let's say 1.2 million needles of anticancer drugs, itself does not belong to the scope of reimbursement of the health insurance, if this sky-high prices of drugs, sky-high prices of the materials to the bottom of the word, the national health insurance fund will be collapsed.
2. Dental implants are cosmetic items
Dental implants are mostly used for cosmetic items. Originally for the teeth, the state in this regard is not clear, in accordance with the existing rules of the health insurance line, dental implants, as well as porcelain teeth and other orthodontic, whitening procedures belong to the category of cosmetic dentistry, and does not belong to the dental disease, and for the cosmetic program, the health insurance has always been not reimbursed, the purpose of the health insurance itself is to the public to see the bottom of the pocket, rather than for personal beauty reimbursement, if you have If you are wealthy enough, you can choose to have your teeth whitened, dental implants and other cosmetic procedures, but of course you will have to pay for them yourself.
3. Reimbursement for dentures and fillings
Medicare itself has a reimbursement policy for dentures, fillings, including extractions, and a range of other basic dental diseases, and is not unable to reimburse for dental diseases. And there is a reimbursement policy for all the minor problems of daily life, including periodontitis, gingivitis, and other inflammations and diseases. You can also use social security to buy medication at the pharmacy. So, we toothache and other problems are still included in the reimbursement by the health insurance, just that the more expensive, category under the means of cosmetic surgery, such as dental implants, can not be reimbursed.