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Report: Kids' dental coverage often inadequate, expensive

By Donna Domino

Although mandatory pediatric dental insurance was included in U.S. healthcare reform, coverage is a stark departure from the benefits envisioned by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and those required under Medicaid, according to a new report. Coverage isn't always as comprehensive as it should be and is often unaffordable for families, the authors concluded.

October 2, 2016

Ariz. lifts CHIP enrollment freeze

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Arizona has lifted its freeze on new enrollment in the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

July 24, 2016

Second Opinion: Ga. must correct dental care disparities

By Nicoleta Serban, PhD

While almost 1.5 million Georgia children qualify for public dental benefits, less than 10% of licensed dentists in that state accept public insurance for children, according to Nicoleta Serban, PhD, a professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology. In this Second Opinion, she advocates for action to ensure these children receive the care they need.

July 12, 2016

Dental coalition asks to lift FSA contribution limit

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The Organized Dentistry Coalition has asked the U.S. Congress to lift the limit on individual contributions to flexible spending accounts (FSA).

May 26, 2016

Fla. to study dental care in revamped Medicaid program

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Florida Gov. Rick Scott has signed a bill that will study possible changes to the way Medicaid recipients receive dental care in that state.

March 27, 2016

CDA urges end to Sacramento County dental program

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The California Dental Association (CDA) is urging state officials to end Sacramento County's managed care dental program, saying that the program has failed to meet the needs of the county's most vulnerable children, leaving many without access to dental care.

January 28, 2016

ADA brief: Consumer dental spending remains flat

By Donna Domino

Spending on dental care remained flat between 2013 and 2014, continuing a multiyear trend, according to a new report from the ADA's Health Policy Institute. Dental care was 3.7% of U.S. healthcare spending in 2014, down from a peak of 4.5% in 2000.

January 6, 2016

CDC: HPV vaccination low in managed care plans

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Female adolescents in the U.S. with health insurance had low HPV vaccination in 2013, according to an October 29 synopsis in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

October 28, 2015

Kaiser expert touts MLPs during ADA webinar

By Donna Domino

Midlevel providers (MLPs) can help dentists expand their Medicaid practices without shrinking their private-pay practices, the associate director of a Kaiser commission on Medicaid said during a recent ADA webinar focusing on a new Health Policy Institute report on dental care utilization.

September 30, 2015

Lack of adult dental coverage mars Medicare anniversary

By John Luther, DDS

On the 50th anniversary of the institution of Medicare and Medicaid, DentaQuest Chief Dental Officer Dr. John Luther celebrates the critical health coverage the programs provide, but asks when dental coverage for adults will be included in these programs.

August 11, 2015

Does more Medicaid coverage cut ED use for dental care?

By Tony Edwards

Expanded dental coverage through Medicaid and an increased number of dentists were not associated with fewer visits to the emergency department (ED) by patients with nontraumatic dental conditions in 2010, according to a new study in Health Affairs.

August 10, 2015

ACA challenge rejected by U.S. Supreme Court

By Tony Edwards

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) has survived another U.S. Supreme Court test, with a 6-3 vote on Thursday allowing the federal government's online health insurance exchange to continue.

June 24, 2015

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