Press Releases
Our press releases will keep you up to date on CareQuest Institute news, issues, and research.
Coalition of Leading Health Professionals and Advocates Calls on Congress to Act Now to Strengthen Medicare by Adding Dental Coverage
Group urges Congress to use savings from Medicare drug pricing provisions to make dental, vision, and hearing coverage available for 60M Medicare beneficiaries. Calling it an imperative to “improve equity, access, and health outcomes,” today a coalition of health industry executives, clinical professionals, public health experts, and advocates...
Statewide Survey Finds Broad, Bipartisan Support for Medicare Dental Coverage in West Virginia
A new survey shows more than three-quarters of West Virginia voters favor adding dental coverage to Medicare. West Virginians across the political spectrum are ready for Medicare dental coverage. A new YouGov survey found that an overwhelming majority of likely midterm voters in West Virginia – including 73% of conservative voters – favor...
National Survey Finds Broad, Bipartisan Support for Medicare Dental Coverage
A new survey shows eight in 10 voters favor adding dental coverage to Medicare. Support is even higher in 2022 Senate battleground states. Americans across the political spectrum are ready for Medicare dental coverage. A new YouGov survey found an overwhelming majority of likely midterm voters – including 82% of voters in 2022 Senate...
CareQuest Institute Applauds Senate Plan to Strengthen Medicare to Include Oral Health Care Benefit
President and CEO Dr. Myechia Minter-Jordan calls Senate action “a step toward fixing this giant gap in how we care for older adults and people with disabilities and a move toward a more equitable health care system for all.” Last night, members of the Senate Budget Committee announced an agreement on an infrastructure package that would,...
CareQuest Institute Commends Congressional Legislation to Provide Oral Health Care Benefit in Medicare
Statement from President and CEO, Dr. Myechia Minter-Jordan: “Dental care is essential health care . . . If we value the lives of seniors and people with disabilities, we must strengthen Medicare coverage to include dental benefits.” Rep. Lloyd Doggett, Chair of the House Ways & Means Health Subcommittee, unveiled legislation that would...
Dentists Can Play Key Role in Administering Potential COVID-19 Booster Shots
National CareQuest Institute survey shows half of dentists offering or would offer COVID-19 vaccines. Oral health providers across the country stand poised to be a critical access point for any additional “booster” shot that may be required to ensure continued immunity against COVID-19, according to a report released by CareQuest Institute for...
CareQuest Institute for Oral Health Applauds Texas’s New Law Allowing Teledentistry
Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law legislation legalizing the use of teledentistry (TX HB 2056), requiring health benefit plans to cover approved oral health services delivered remotely. CareQuest Institute for Oral Health CEO and President Dr. Myechia Minter-Jordan issued the following statement, commending the community-based...
President and CEO of CareQuest Institute for Oral Health Dr. Myechia Minter-Jordan Named to Extraordinary Women Advancing Healthcare Awards
Award Recognizes Dr. Minter-Jordan’s Transformative Leadership in Health Equity CareQuest Institute for Oral Health announced today that President and CEO Dr. Myechia Minter-Jordan will be receiving a Second Annual Extraordinary Women Advancing Healthcare Award (EWAH) from The Commonwealth Institute (TCI), the leading nonprofit organization...
New Report Outlines Dramatic Reduction in Access to Primary Care – Including Oral Health Care – During Pandemic
Harvard Center for Primary Care, CareQuest Institute, Milbank Memorial Fund support expert analyses of COVID-19 impacts to identify opportunities for future of primary care. The COVID-19 pandemic dramatically reduced access to primary care worldwide, including oral health care, especially for those who were already disproportionately at risk...
CareQuest Institute for Oral Health Commends U.S. Senators’ Push to Include Medicare Dental Coverage in American Families Plan
Statement from Dr. Myechia Minter-Jordan: “Dental care is essential health care. If we value the lives of seniors and people with disabilities, there is no question that we must strengthen Medicare coverage to include oral health care.” On April 25, seventeen United States Senators sent a letter to President Biden, calling on the president to...
COVID-19 Pandemic Disproportionately Impacting Access to Health Care for Asian Americans
National survey finds alarming rates of insurance coverage loss and denial of care among Asian Americans. Amidst the rise in hate and violence against Asian Americans during the pandemic, a new analysis by CareQuest Institute for Oral Health reveals that the COVID-19 public health crisis has disproportionately impacted health access and...
CareQuest Institute Commends CDC For Declaring Racism A Public Health “Epidemic”
Statement from Dr. Myechia Minter-Jordan: “We cannot truly address disparities in health care without addressing systemic racism that underlies it all.” On April 8, Center for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky issued a statement declaring racism an “epidemic” that is impacting public health....