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U.S. dental spending jumps 5% to $124B in 2016
By Tony Edwards
Spending on dental and oral healthcare in the U.S. increased to more than $124 billion in 2016, up from $118.9 billion in 2015, according to a new study in Health Affairs. The 4.6% increase in spending outpaced the 4.3% overall healthcare spending increase.
December 7, 2017
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U.S. House resolution may provide stopgap CHIP funding
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A U.S. House of Representatives resolution introduced on December 4 may provide short-term funding to keep both the U.S. government and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) operating.
December 4, 2017
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5 takeaways about oral health in Texas
By Theresa Pablos
Texas policymakers, researchers, and public health stakeholders met virtually on November 16 to discuss oral health in the Lone Star State. Topics ranged from a record number of kids with public insurance visiting the dentist to a 1993 lawsuit that transformed reimbursement rates.
November 30, 2017
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Adults aren't visiting the dentist -- and no one knows why
By Theresa Pablos
Riddle me this: More adults have dental benefit coverage, and fewer adults report cost as a barrier to dental care, yet dental visits stayed flat in 2015. Marko Vujicic, PhD, chief economist for the ADA Health Policy Institute, recently discussed what could be driving these trends.
November 12, 2017
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DentaQuest tops J.D. Power's dental insurance survey
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
DentaQuest has again topped J.D. Power's annual consumer survey of dental insurers.
November 9, 2017
Record dental care coverage, dentist visits for U.S. kids
By Theresa Pablos
More children than ever before are visiting the dentist, and that could be because 90% of children in the U.S. have dental benefit coverage. These record statistics are just the latest in a long trend that show federal dental health policy may be having a real impact.
November 8, 2017
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Dental Select names new president
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Dental insurance company Dental Select has named Mark Coyne as its new president.
November 7, 2017
U.S. House passes CHIP funding
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill to reauthorize funding of the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
November 2, 2017
New U.S. bill would remove Medicare prescription rule
By Tony Edwards
A bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on October 31 would remove the mandate for dentists to become a Medicare provider for their patient's prescriptions to be reimbursed by Medicare Part D. This bill would theoretically allow older Americans a wider range of dentists to choose from.
November 1, 2017
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Delta Dental of Virginia names new president, CEO
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Delta Dental of Virginia has named Frank Lucia as its new president and CEO, effective November 13, 2017.
October 19, 2017
ADA launches new credentialing service
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The ADA and the Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare (CAQH) have launched a new credentialing service for all U.S. dentists.
October 9, 2017
Delta Dental of Kentucky names new CEO
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Delta Dental of Kentucky has named J. Jude Thompson as its new CEO.
October 8, 2017
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