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Dementia A new analysis from CareQuest Institute for Oral Health® — a leading national nonprofit focused on creating a more accessible, equitable, and integrated oral health system — reveals that 12 million people across the country lost Medicaid dental coverage between April 2023, when the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) expired, and September 2023.
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- A new analysis from CareQuest Institute for Oral Health® — a leading national nonprofit focused on creating a more accessible, equitable, and integrated oral health system — reveals that 12 million people across the country lost Medicaid dental coverage between April 2023, when the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) expired, and September 2023.
- The new report, An Estimated 12 Million Children and Adults Lost Medicaid Dental Insurance after the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Expired , by CareQuest Institute projects that nearly 10 million of these adults and children were not re-enrolled in dental benefits through the private marketplace or their employer and remained without dental insurance after redetermination.
- In addition, as states grapple with the high costs of emergency department visits, access to preventive dental care has been shown to reduce emergency department visits for oral health problems that are better treated in a dental office.
- This analysis supports a previous report in April 2023 that projected more than 14 million people would lose dental coverage during redetermination.
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Health insurance The report finds that lack of access to dental care leads to significant losses in productivity time and money for veterans and their employers.
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- The report finds that lack of access to dental care leads to significant losses in productivity time and money for veterans and their employers.
- “When veterans are in dental pain or experience social anxiety from unmet dental needs, their workplaces can suffer from low productivity.
- Veterans with urgent dental needs were approximately five times more likely to report poor functioning and work compared to veterans who needed routine dental care.
- The report underscores the urgent need for more integrated health care solutions that prioritize cost-effective dental care for our nation’s veterans.
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Birth control CareQuest Institute for Oral Health ® has released a new report that shows that adults 18 and older in the US lose more than 243 million work or school hours annually due to oral health problems.
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- CareQuest Institute for Oral Health ® has released a new report that shows that adults 18 and older in the US lose more than 243 million work or school hours annually due to oral health problems.
- Adults reported missing productivity time for their own oral pain or unplanned dental visits (182.6 million hours) and the oral pain or dental visits of children (38.5 million hours) or adults (22 million hours) in their care.
- Nine million adults lost more than 60 million total work/school hours due to others’ oral health problems.
- Approximately 5.7 million parents/guardians missed an estimated total of 38.5 million productive hours due to their children’s oral pain or unplanned dental visit.
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Transport CareQuest Institute for Oral Health ®, a leading national nonprofit focused on creating a more accessible, equitable, and integrated oral health system, released a new report detailing the causes of worsening oral health access and outcomes for rural populations in comparison with their urban and suburban counterparts.
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- CareQuest Institute for Oral Health ®, a leading national nonprofit focused on creating a more accessible, equitable, and integrated oral health system, released a new report detailing the causes of worsening oral health access and outcomes for rural populations in comparison with their urban and suburban counterparts.
- Among the most significant challenges preventing people living in rural areas from receiving adequate oral health care are provider shortages, lack of insurance coverage, and transportation barriers.
- “Oral health is more than just a health issue, it’s an equity issue impacting people of all backgrounds, economic statuses, and geographic locations.
- Employers in rural areas are less likely to offer dental insurance than employers in more populated areas.
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Health insurance CareQuest Institute for Oral Health ®, a leading national nonprofit focused on creating a more accessible, equitable, and integrated oral health system, released new data showing that discrimination and socioeconomic factors are leading contributors to persistent oral health disparities in the US.
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- CareQuest Institute for Oral Health ®, a leading national nonprofit focused on creating a more accessible, equitable, and integrated oral health system, released new data showing that discrimination and socioeconomic factors are leading contributors to persistent oral health disparities in the US.
- Furthermore, the experience of discrimination in oral health care showed a significant correlation with economic variables.
- For instance, individuals lacking dental insurance were almost twice as likely to report discrimination in oral health care (11%) compared to those with dental insurance (6%).
- Adults identifying their race/ethnicity as “other” were also more likely to report experiencing discrimination in the oral health care setting.
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Wednesday, September 6, 2023
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Health insurance Furthermore, there are an estimated 14 million adults in the US who stand to lose their Medicaid dental insurance coverage with the public health emergency expiration.
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- Furthermore, there are an estimated 14 million adults in the US who stand to lose their Medicaid dental insurance coverage with the public health emergency expiration.
- This results in as many as 91.4 million individuals without dental insurance by the end of this calendar year.
- Similarly, the Medicare program does not provide comprehensive dental benefits to all eligible older adults and people living with disabilities .
- Hispanic individuals were two times more likely to have lost dental insurance in the last year compared with white non-Hispanic individuals.
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DDS The Hispanic Dental Association (HDA) and CareQuest Institute for Oral Health ® recently released a comprehensive white paper on oral health disparities in Hispanic communities.
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- The Hispanic Dental Association (HDA) and CareQuest Institute for Oral Health ® recently released a comprehensive white paper on oral health disparities in Hispanic communities.
- “To effectively address health inequities among Hispanic populations, we need to understand the unique barriers they face in accessing care,” said CareQuest Institute Chief Health Equity Officer and Executive Vice President Kaz Rafia, DDS, MBA, MPH.
- The prevalence of losing at least one permanent tooth was higher for Hispanic adults compared to white, non-Hispanic adults.
- Policy recommendations from the white paper include:
Improve the collection and disaggregation of data to better understand disparities, especially among Hispanic subgroups.
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CareQuest Institute analyzed data from its State of Oral Health Equity in America survey , revealing insights into home remedies used by consumers.
- Those who smoke used one or more dangerous home remedies twice as often as those who do not smoke.
- When people don’t have a dental home where they receive regular, preventive dental care, both oral health and overall health can easily deteriorate .
- It’s important for people to have access to a dental home where safe, effective, and personalized home care guidance is provided to prevent individuals from using unsafe home remedies.
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MD The report, “ The Role of Medicaid Adult Dental Benefits During Pregnancy and Postpartum, ” also calls on each state to provide extensive Medicaid dental benefits to all adults , including postpartum adults.
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- The report, “ The Role of Medicaid Adult Dental Benefits During Pregnancy and Postpartum, ” also calls on each state to provide extensive Medicaid dental benefits to all adults , including postpartum adults.
- When looking at Medicaid dental coverage by state, 47 state Medicaid programs do not offer adult dental benefits sufficient to maintain optimal oral health.
- “CareQuest Institute urges Congress to make extensive dental coverage for adults a permanent part of the Medicaid program and establish a baseline of covered services for all states,” Minter-Jordan added.
- A recent and related visual report from CareQuest Institute outlines the worsening state of both maternal and infant health in our nation, with rising rates of maternal mortality and preterm birth.
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MD Approximately 15 million people are expected to lose their health coverage as a result.
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- Approximately 15 million people are expected to lose their health coverage as a result.
- But until now, little to no data has been reported about how many people are expected to lose dental coverage as well.
- The new analysis released by CareQuest Institute shows that 28% of the country’s adult population currently enrolled in Medicaid may lose dental coverage.
- “We cannot walk back the incredible progress made to strengthen Medicaid dental coverage and connect more people with care in recent years.
