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National Campaign Launched to Reduce Dental Opioid Misuse

Nov 21, 2019

The Medicaid|Medicare|CHIP Services Dental Association, a nonprofit that advocates for quality oral health care for Medicaid, Medicare and Children’s Health Insurance Program beneficiaries, has launched a campaign aimed at reducing opioid…

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Medicaid Changes May Impact Adult Oral Health Care

Jul 24, 2018

Earlier this year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced it would allow state Medicaid programs to add work or community volunteering requirements for nonelderly, nonpregnant adults who are eligible for Medicaid for a…

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UIC College of Dentistry to Create Pediatric Dentistry Ambulatory Surgery Center

Jul 19, 2018

The University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) College of Dentistry has been awarded a $2 million grant from the Illinois Children’s Healthcare Foundation (ILCHF) to build a Pediatric Dentistry Ambulatory Surgery Center, which will house…

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Medicaid’s Role in Expanding Dental Capacity

May 5, 2017

When the Affordable Care Act (ACA) expanded Medicaid coverage to adults with incomes below 138% of the federal poverty level, 17 states and the District of Columbia included the optional adult dental benefit (beyond emergency services) in…

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Rising Health Care Costs and Provider Level Predictions

Nov 8, 2016

Last year, the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) made headlines with a report projecting that, by 2025, all states will experience a shortage in dentists.

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Preparing for the Silver Tsunami

Jun 1, 2016

America’s growing population of adults age 65 and older is one of the most significant factors shaping our current — and future — health care system.

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50th Anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid

Jul 30, 2015

Today, on July 30th, Oral Health America, together with Decisions in Dentistry and other organizations and individuals across the country celebrate the 50th birthday of Medicare and Medicaid. In 1965 more than half of older adults in the US…

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National Campaign Launched to Reduce Dental Opioid Misuse

Medicaid Changes May Impact Adult Oral Health Care

UIC College of Dentistry to Create Pediatric Dentistry Ambulatory Surgery Center

Medicaid’s Role in Expanding Dental Capacity

Rising Health Care Costs and Provider Level Predictions

Preparing for the Silver Tsunami

50th Anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid

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