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Man charged for cancelled insurance
Health insurance is expensive enough but what if you pay and still aren’t covered at all? 7 on your Side’s Michael Finney says it can and has happened.
Many people dread going to the dentist. But, for one Bay Area man, a recent visit was especially painful and it was not because of the dental drilling…. »
Employer health insurance no longer option for many
Recession, depression, cutbacks and layoffs are words all too commonly heard these days in news reports and conversations. Since the beginning of the financial crisis, millions of Americans have lost their jobs and many economists are predicting that more job cuts are on the horizon.
With the loss of their jobs, Americans are not only losing… »
Dental schools offer affordable care
If you are unemployed, chances are you don’t have dental insurance. But there is a way to get state-of-the-art dental care at a huge… »
Guardian bolsters dental HMO members’ access
The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, a provider of employee and voluntary benefits for small and mid-sized companies, unveiled its Direct Referral program that will give dental HMO/pre-paid plan members access to any in-network specialist without pre-authorization.
The company said the move will provide faster, easier access to important treatment.
Through Guardian’s Direct Referral Program, plan… »
Solutions hard to find for dental insurance
Impoverished children in Wisconsin have little or no access to dental care, primarily because the state dental insurance program, BadgerCare Plus, doesn’t reimburse dentists enough to make treating them feasible.
“It isn’t fair to expect dentists to lose money on every patient,” said Shelly Gehshan, project director of the Dental Health Initiative at the Pew Center… »
Patients without insurance turn to dental schools
Unable to afford dental care, some Missouri residents turn to dental schools to try and find a cheaper treatment option for their dental health.
People travel great distances to the University of Missouri at Kansas City Dental School, where students still in training to become dentists or hygienists treat them, according to a report on KMBC.
Dr… »
One last treatment before dental insurance expires
Dentists in Gainesville, Florida are seeing some changes in their patients’ behavior due to the recession, most of them not healthy, according to an article in the Gainesville Sun.
A common one is putting off procedures due to an inability to pay. People are cancelling or no-showing more often, and opting for the cheaper alternative -… »
Inadequate dental insurance limits access to care
As many as 300,000 kids in Wisconsin didn’t get a checkup in 2007 because of inadequate dental insurance, according to an article in the Milwaulkee Journal Sentinel.
Although these children had dental insurance through the state’s BadgerCare Plus program, the reimbursements paid to dentists are so low that most dentists in the state will not accept… »
New Face Of Dental Benefits
Demand for dental coverage is increasing, and providers are responding with a new generation of plan designs that are progressive on one hand, “retro” on the other, and increasingly consumer centric.
“It’s very interesting to watch what’s happening in the industry right now,” says Karen Gustin, vice president of group and managed care products for Ameritas.
“Employers… »
Preventive care keeps teeth rooted longer
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Those visits may seem costly, particularly if you don’t have dental insurance. But given that a root canal can set you back $800 for a molar, …
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