by Jasmin Fernandes | Jul 17, 2024 | In The News
Approximately 50% of all Medicare enrollees do not have dental coverage, and nearly 24 million individuals on Medicare have not visited a dentist within the last 12 months, according to a July 16 news release from CareQuest. Read the full story here.
by Jasmin Fernandes | Jul 16, 2024 | Press Release
9 in 10 Voters Favor Adding Dental Coverage to Medicare; Survey also Finds Broad Support for Medicaid Adult Dental Benefits and Better Coverage for Veterans. A new national poll shows that the vast majority of voters across the political spectrum favor adding dental...
by Jasmin Fernandes | Jun 28, 2024 | In The News
“A new Care Quest Institute for Oral Health® report shows that poorer families paid 7.4 times more in out-of-pocket expenditures for dental care compared to high-income families between 2007 and 2021. The report, “Lower-Income Families Still Spend More on Dental...
by Caitlin Locklear | Jun 27, 2024 | Blog
In November 2020, Martha’s Vineyard Hospital (MVH) Dental Clinic, the only clinic on the island accepting Massachusetts Medicaid (MassHealth), closed, worsening health care disparities for the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (WTGH). For many tribe members, including...
by Jasmin Fernandes | Jun 25, 2024 | Press Release
A New CareQuest Institute Report Reveals Deep, Income-Based Health Disparities. Revealing deep health disparities based on income, a new CareQuest Institute for Oral Health® report shows that poorer families paid 7.4 times more in out-of-pocket expenditures for dental...
