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Federally Qualified Health Center: Page 4
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
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
CHIP funding in question as deadline passes without vote
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The September 30 deadline for the renewal of funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) has passed with no action taken by U.S. legislators.
October 1, 2017
Another bill to repeal, replace Obamacare has failed
By
Theresa Pablos
The latest attempt to repeal and replace the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare, will not be put to a vote, U.S. Senate Republicans said on September 26. The Graham-Cassidy bill would have changed the way state Medicaid programs are funded, which could have affected recent advances made in improving pediatric dental utilization.
September 26, 2017
What dentists need to know about Graham-Cassidy
By
Theresa Pablos
Experts have criticized the latest Republican U.S. healthcare bill, which would change the way state Medicaid programs are funded. The ADA cautioned that some of the provisions in the Graham-Cassidy bill could reverse recent advances made in improving pediatric dental utilization.
September 21, 2017
Second Opinion: It's time to extend CHIP
By
Deborah Vishnevsky
The Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) runs out of federal funding on September 30, leaving Congress with only a few weeks to ensure that nearly 9Â million children maintain their medical and dental coverage. Deborah Vishnevsky from the Children's Dental Health Project outlines the reasons to extend this important program.
September 6, 2017
W.Va. dentist pleads guilty to Medicaid fraud
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A dentist from Charleston, WV, has pleaded guilty to Medicaid fraud, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of West Virginia.
August 22, 2017
MCNA Dental awarded Ark. Medicaid contract
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
MCNA Dental< has signed a contract with the Arkansas Department of Human Services to serve as a dental benefits manager for the state's Medicaid program and the Children's Health Insurance Program.
July 16, 2017
Senate ACA repeal vote delayed as support wavers
By
Kate Madden Yee
U.S. Senate Republicans have delayed a vote on their bill to repeal and replace the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). It's believed that the GOP postponed the vote on the bill until after the July 4 recess as it was unable to muster the 50 votes needed to begin debate, according to a
Politico
report.
June 26, 2017
U.S. Senate Republicans unveil healthcare bill
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The U.S. Senate Republicans have unveiled their version of the American Health Care Act (AHCA).
June 21, 2017
6 ways the AHCA may affect your dental practice
By
Theresa Pablos
On May 4, the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed a bill, known as the American Health Care Act (AHCA), designed to reshape healthcare in the U.S. Some of the bill's provisions may directly affect your practice and your patients.
May 10, 2017
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