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,...
by Darren Edwards | Oct 10, 2023 | Publication, Resource
Nearly 24 million adults in the US — approximately 9% of the adult population — experience food insecurity, according to CareQuest Institute’s 2023 State of Oral Health Equity in America survey. Survey results reveal that food insecurity is linked to poorer oral...
