by Darren Edwards | Jan 14, 2025 | Publication, Resource
Persistent Barriers to Equitable Access for All Barriers to adequate oral health care for millions of people in the US — barriers stemming from socioeconomic factors and environments that do not welcome everyone — continue to create inequities, according to CareQuest...
by Darren Edwards | Oct 22, 2024 | Publication, Resource
Should Medicare and Medicaid Cover Dental Care? CareQuest Institute for Oral Health’s annual State of Oral Health Equity in America survey asked over 9,000 adults about visiting a dentist and about dental benefits included in Medicaid and Medicare. Key findings from...
by Darren Edwards | Aug 26, 2024 | Publication, Resource
The Power of Readily Available Information In the past decade, health care payment models have shifted from volume-driven, fee-for-service payments toward value-based care and payment models. These alternative payment models (APMs) hold the potential to improve...
by Darren Edwards | Apr 1, 2024 | Publication, Resource
New data analyses by CareQuest Institute reveal that approximately 12 million adults and children nationwide lost their dental coverage between April and September of 2023 due to Medicaid redeterminations. The public health emergency (PHE) declared during the COVID-19...
by Darren Edwards | Nov 28, 2023 | Publication, Resource
Oral Health and Overall Health Across the Lifespan This report from CareQuest Institute provides a comprehensive overview of the bidirectional nature of oral and systemic diseases across different life phases and discusses how medical-dental integration...
by Darren Edwards | Nov 14, 2023 | Publication, Resource
Rural populations have worse oral health care access, utilization, and outcomes in comparison with their urban and suburban counterparts, according to a research report by CareQuest Institute. Key findings reveal several oral health disparities for rural residents,...
