By Muhammad Lukman Monday, May 15, 2017 dentistry health health care health care costs health insurance oral health poverty rural health rural-urban disparities Rich-poor divide grows in oral health; Ky. ranks 2nd in seniors with no natural teeth; what's your county's toothless rate? The rich-poor divide is causing many impoverished rural residents to forgo oral health care, or resort to having teeth pulled rather than pa...
By Muhammad Lukman Sunday, April 23, 2017 dental care dentistry health insurance Medicaid obamacare optometry Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act vision vision care working poor Proposed changes in Medicaid, especially making beneficiaries earn dental and vision benefits, alarm them and health advocates Family Health Centers in Louisville built a dental clinic after Medicaid expanded; under proposed changes people in the expansion would have...
By Muhammad Lukman Wednesday, March 22, 2017 dental care dental health dentistry dentists health reform insurance obamacare oral health Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act The divide between dentistry and medicine can have deadly consequences; policymakers are getting more interested (Photo from ancienthistorybulletin.ca ) As anyone who has ever mistakenly thought that medical insurance would cover their visit to the dent...