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48 million U.S. adults skip needed dental care
By Theresa Pablos
About 1 in 5 working-age adults in the U.S. skip needed dental care each year, according to data from the ADA Health Policy Institute. This amounts to nearly 48 million adults who delay or forgo dental care, often for financial reasons.
October 29, 2019
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More than 70% of U.S. adults support dental therapists
By Theresa Pablos
More than 70% of U.S. adults support the idea of dental therapists, according to new survey data from Pew Charitable Trusts and the Harvard School of Dental Medicine. The findings demonstrate adults with private and public insurance appear open to new healthcare models.
July 1, 2019
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Study: Dentist Medicaid participation lower than expected
By Lori Roniger
Obtaining accurate data on which dentists see Medicaid patients and how many patients they treat can be difficult. Researchers looked at these issues, and their findings suggest that Medicaid participation rates may be much lower than previously believed, they reported in a study published in the Journal of the American Dental Association.
April 7, 2019
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3 states vote to expand Medicaid
By Theresa Pablos
Voters in three U.S. states elected to expand Medicaid benefits in the midterm election on November 6. The expansion will provide healthcare coverage to thousands of more people in Idaho, Nebraska, and Utah, but only beneficiaries in some states will gain access to dental benefits.
November 8, 2018
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Record number of kids participate in Medicaid/CHIP
By Theresa Pablos
A record number of eligible children are participating in Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), according to new data from Health Affairs. As of 2016, nearly 94% of eligible children were enrolled in the programs.
August 12, 2018
2016 08 15 14 35 34 52 Diverse Children 400b
Infographic: 12M U.S. kids live with untreated decay
By Theresa Pablos
More than 12 million children experienced untreated coronal caries between 2011 and 2014, even in the era of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The statistic comes from a new study that looked at demographic and socioeconomic factors associated with untreated decay.
March 12, 2018
2016 08 15 14 35 34 52 Diverse Children 400b
New U.S. bill extends CHIP funding for 10 years
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Long-term funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) was extended for 10 years in the U.S. government budget bill signed by President Donald Trump on February 9.
February 8, 2018
6-year funding approved for CHIP
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Long-term funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) was included in the short-term U.S. government funding bill signed by President Donald Trump on January 22.
January 22, 2018
CHIP gets temporary funding
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The U.S. Congress passed a short-term spending bill on December 21 that provides temporary funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
December 21, 2017
CHIP not included in U.S. government funding bill
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) was not included in a stopgap resolution that keeps the U.S. government funded until December 22, 2017.
December 10, 2017
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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Week in Review: Blood pressure guidelines; plus Texas reimbursement and stress changes
By Tony Edwards
November 30, 2017
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