Overview of Vision-Dental Bill

Introduction of the Senate bill follows the recent House passage of a bill (HR-3751) that addresses the same issue but is less comprehensive. Instead of ordering the new system to be established, the House measure merely would require a study of how vision, dental and hearing benefits could be improved, what types of contracting arrangements might be possible, and whether the government should contribute toward such improved benefits. For a closer look at how the bill would work, go to www.fedweek.com/HotFreeNews/default.asp in the hot free info section of our website.