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Oral Health – Evidence and Strategies to Improve Care and Reduce Costs

Friday, April 24, 2015 2:00-3:00 PM EDT View Webinar Here Download Slides Here Oral health is linked to overall health, and mounting evidence suggests that addressing oral health can improve patient...

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Oral Health and the Triple Aim — Evidence and Strategies to Improve Care and...

Oral health is linked to overall health, and mounting evidence suggests that addressing oral health can help states improve patient care, improve population health, and reduce costs. This brief,...

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Oral Health and the Triple Aim Toolkit

Oral health is linked to overall health, and mounting evidence suggests that addressing oral health can help states move toward the Triple Aim goals of improving the patient experience, improving the...

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Upcoming Webinar: A Conversation with State Officials on Medicaid Adult...

Date: Friday, July 10, 2015 Time: 1:00-2:00PM EDT Oral health is an important part of overall health, however, access to dental coverage for low-income adults remains a challenge, particularly since...

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Adult Dental Benefits in Medicaid: Recent Experiences from Seven States

The National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) conducted interviews with state administrative and legislative branch officials as well as dental stakeholders in California, Colorado, Illinois,...

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Oral Health

Oral health is an important but often overlooked part of health and health coverage. Inadequate access to oral health services is a persistent problem for low-income populations, but states have...

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Enhancing Oral Health Access Through Safety Net Partnerships: A Primer and...

The safety net provides crucial access points for vulnerable and low-income populations in need of dental services, including Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) enrollees; however,...

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Dental Benefits and Health Insurance Marketplaces: An Update on Policy...

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) includes pediatric dental services as one of ten Essential Health Benefits that health plans in the small group and individual markets must cover. Adult dental services...

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Medicaid Adult Dental Coverage

Medicaid and CHIP programs are required to offer children’s dental benefits, but coverage of adult dental services is optional for state Medicaid programs. While adult dental coverage is frequently...

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Managed Care for Medicaid Dental Services: Insights from Kentucky

A growing number of states are administering Medicaid managed care contracts that include both medical and dental services. In 2015, Kentucky identified dental services as one of seven key areas where...

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