CHICAGO — Physician and medical student leaders at the Annual Meeting of the American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates approved policies aimed at expanding health care coverage for Medicare and Medicaid patients. These steps build on the AMA’s longtime … Read More
Dental Therapy could be one solution for improving oral care in underserved rural communities. What new momentum is there for dental therapy, and why is the American Dental Association pushing back? ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Dental therapists are popping up around … Read More
Texas is not meeting federal requirements to process applications for Medicaid health insurance and food benefits quickly, officials said in letters revealed Monday. Why it matters: Texas has kicked more than a million people off Medicaid for procedural reasons in the last year, … Read More
If a group of dentists, policymakers and health care analysts got their way, North Carolina would do some revamping of its oral health care infrastructure to make routine cleanings and preventative care more accessible to hundreds of thousands of people. … Read More
Texas officials rejected protests from eight insurers challenging its Medicaid contract awards. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission rejected challenges from AmeriHealth Caritas, CareSource Bayou Health, Cook Children’s Health Plan, Driscoll Health Plan, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan, … Read More
June 7 (Reuters) – A lawsuit by Humana (HUM.N), opens new tab seeking to block a Biden administration rule allowing Medicare to claw back billions of dollars from insurers for overcharges can go forward in Fort Worth, Texas, a federal … Read More
Texas officials on Thursday rejected attempts by several major insurers for needy families to cancel a proposal that would drop them from the state Medicaid program and shake up the coverage of nearly 2 million low-income Texans. At issue are … Read More
Each year, millions of children in the United States, including up to half of those with state-funded dental insurance plans, don’t receive the dental treatment they need to be healthy. Children from low-income homes, rural communities, racial minorities, and those … Read More
A Dechert team recently secured the dismissal of all claims against Delta Dental of California (DDC), along with its directors and officers, in an important case that challenged DDC’s basic business model and freedom to determine prices for its participating … Read More
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (TND) — California owes the federal government $52.7 million after it “improperly” requested reimbursements for services provided to noncitizens, according to a recent inspector general report. The Golden State claimed Medicaid reimbursements for services it provided to “noncitizens … Read More
The ADA is supporting a new bill that would allow health savings account and flexible spending account reimbursement eligibility for over-the-counter oral health care products, including toothbrushes, toothpaste and dental floss. “Oral health care products are not only essential for … Read More
[Weirton, WV] Harmony Health, a national non-profit organization, today released a detailed report evaluating dental membership plans in the United States. Dental membership plans are subscription-based models that offer patients discounted dental services and preventive care for a set monthly … Read More
The Dental Assisting National Board has launched an award to recognize dental practices and clinics that foster supportive and fulfilling environments for dental assistants. Nominations for the Great Practice for Dental Assistants to Work award are due by June 14. … Read More
The ADA is advocating for more consideration of dental industry needs in the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology’s Federal Health IT Strategic Plan. While the agency has outlined primary goals such as promoting health and wellness, … Read More
CHICAGO, May 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD), the leading authority on children’s oral health, installed new board officers and trustees during the AAPD 2024 General Assembly meeting on May 26 in Toronto. Members assuming new appointments include: Scott D. … Read More
The Texas Medicaid system is going through some major changes and millions of Texans are losing access to care. The first problem is the return of Medicaid eligibility checks last year. During COVID, millions of Texans were allowed to remain … Read More
INDIANAPOLIS, May 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — The State of Tennessee has announced its intent to award Renaissance Life and Health Insurance Company of America (Renaissance) the contract as the Dental Benefits Manager for TennCare, the state of Tennessee’s Medicaid program. … Read More
The laws take effect July 1. A pair of bills championed by dental and orthodontic groups will become law. Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday signed HB 855 and SB 938. The former establishes new standards for the practice of dentistry and creates new … Read More
Dental therapists have been practicing in other parts of the world for decades, but in the U.S. they are relatively few and far between. Like a hygienist, dental therapists can do cleanings as well as some procedures usually reserved for … Read More
Maryland has about 70 dentists per 100,000 residents, according data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2020, but that doesn’t mean that they are equally distributed across the state. State health officials and dental health advocates say … Read More
Dentists across Virginia are scrambling to fill a statewide shortage of dental hygienists. The gap is most acute in Northern Virginia, according to the Virginia Dental Association. “There’s a huge imbalance in the number of hygienists to dentists right now … Read More
Want to know a place where you can learn more about the past, present and future of dentistry? Replete with an abundance of exhibits and artifacts, the Dr. Samuel D. Harris National Museum of Dentistry in Baltimore, Maryland, offers just … Read More
A consumer advocacy group is claiming that South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem was “highly evasive” and “threatening” when the organization tried to serve her legal papers over her social media promotion of a Texas dental practice in March. The lawsuit, … Read More
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued two final rules April 22 related to access to care within Medicaid managed care and fee-for-service plans. The American Dental Association previously sent letters in June 2023 to CMS, commenting on both … Read More
When Edward brought his family to their local food pantry in Summit, New Jersey, to pick up fresh produce, his children had more than hungry bellies. Sadly, his four-year-old daughter and two-year-old son had learned to live with dental pain. … Read More
Living with severe ADHD can feel like driving a race car mind equipped with bicycle brakes, says clinical psychologist Lance Kelley. His team has recently witnessed too many crashes. During the last year, many kids who’d been able to manage … Read More
DALLAS, May 22, 2024–(BUSINESS WIRE)–MB2 Dental, the first and fastest-growing dental partnership organization, announced today it was named the winner of two Stevie® Awards in the 22nd Annual American Business Awards®. Additionally, MB2 Dental was named a winner in D … Read More
Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) — The numbers paint a clear picture: the dental industry is grappling with an unprecedented staffing deficit. The American Dental Association (ADA) reports that staffing shortages have reduced dental practice capacity by 10 percent. That means that … Read More
The ADA Foundation’s Give Veterans A Smile program will launch nationally at SmileCon 2024 in New Orleans, Oct. 17-19. SmileCon will present multiple opportunities to help call attention to the unmet oral health needs of veterans by encouraging dentists to … Read More
CHICAGO, May 23, 2024 – The American Dental Association (ADA) applauds members of Congress for prioritizing oral health as a critical component of Americans’ overall health and wellbeing. Beyond teeth and gums, the mouth serves as a window to the … Read More
The Dental Services Market is expected to witness significant growth, reaching an estimated value of USD 788.8 billion by 2033, up from USD 457.5 billion in 2023. This growth is driven by a steady Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of … Read More
As chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, I recently held a hearing about the dental care crisis in the United States. Ahead of that hearing, I asked Americans from across the country to share their … Read More
Good oral health impacts more than a smile. It brings a host of health benefits as people age, including a lower risk of dementia, diabetes and heart disease, research suggests. But many older adults can’t afford regular dental care — … Read More
Colorado became the eighth state and Minnesota became the ninth to join the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact, which supports license portability by allowing dental professionals to practice in participating states instead of obtaining individual licenses in each state. Colorado … Read More
WASHINGTON — Two Republican U.S. senators have teamed up to try to prevent states from banning in vitro fertilization, months after the Alabama state Supreme Court upended access to the procedure by ruling fertilized embryos were children under state law. … Read More
At a May 16 hearing of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pension Committee, experts made the case for adding comprehensive dental coverage to Medicare and Medicaid insurance. In her written testimony, Lisa Simon, M.D., D.M.D., an associate physician … Read More
