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Second Opinion: Questions answered about ACA pediatric dental plans -- Part 1

By Jeff Album

In this Second Opinion, Jeff Album, a Delta Dental vice president, answers questions originally posed by Dr. Jason P. Hirsch about pediatric dental plans under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). In moving the discussion forward, Album agrees that dentists should understand how coverage policies work.

May 3, 2015

Second Opinion: Questions we should be asking insurance companies -- Part 2

By Jason P. Hirsch, DMD, MPH

In the first part of this Second Opinion, Dr. Jason P. Hirsch addressed the confusion surrounding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and dentistry. In the conclusion, he urges practitioners and insurance companies alike to put patients first.

April 26, 2015

U.S. Senate passes CHIP funding bill

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Following the lead of the U.S. House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate passed a bill on April 14 to continue funding the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

April 14, 2015

Insurance marketplace enrollment offers practice growth opportunity

By Tony Edwards

As enrollment in the U.S. health insurance marketplace increases to almost 12 million people, general dentists should use this opportunity to attract new patients, according to Marcia Vannuccini of Guardian Life Insurance Company of America.

April 13, 2015

GAO report on CHIP: More access but fewer dental visits

By Donna Domino

Children enrolled in the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) had higher rates of dental access and more checkups than privately insured children, but fewer in the program actually visited dentists, according to a new report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO).

April 9, 2015

U.S. House passes CHIP funding bill

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill on March 26 to continue funding the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), but it will be at least another two weeks before the Senate votes on the bill.

March 26, 2015

Owner of Small Smiles dental clinics files for bankruptcy

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

CSHM, the owner of the Small Smiles dental chain that was excluded from the Medicaid program last year, has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, according to documents filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware.

February 19, 2015

Children's Health Insurance Program too important not to fund

By Meg Booth, MPH

In this Second Opinion, Meg Booth, MPH, director of policy for the Children's Dental Health Project, urges the U.S. Congress to extend and renew the funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program through 2019. She cites the program's coverage benefits and its budgetary advantages.

February 11, 2015

Health Net gives $10K to Ariz. dental clinic

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Managed care organization Health Net has donated $10,000 to the Community Asset and Resource Enterprise Partnership in Mesa, AZ, to buy equipment for a new dental clinic that provides oral care to local families.

February 4, 2015

Kaiser survey shows states' Medicaid, CHIP data

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A new survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation compares states' Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) eligibility levels and enrollment, renewal, and cost-sharing policies.

January 20, 2015

CMS chief Tavenner resigns

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Marilyn Tavenner, the administrator of the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), has announced her resignation, according to multiple media reports.

January 15, 2015

Medicaid reimbursement for pediatric dental services not keeping up with inflation

By Rabia Mughal

Over the past 10 years, Medicaid reimbursement rates for pediatric dental services have not kept up with inflation, but private insurance rates in most states have seen inflation-related adjustments, according to a new report from the ADA Health Policy Institute.

January 12, 2015

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