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Following the passage of the Affordable Care Act and the subsequent expansion of Medicaid, the DSO model has become increasingly popular for dental practices. As of 2023 the DSO market size was valued at 139.3 billion, and is expected to grow at a rate of 17.6% yearly from 2024 through 2030. [ 4 ]
As of July 2012, the company was one of the largest providers of dental services in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and has about 60,000 Medicaid patients. [4] As of September 2012, the company has about 20 clinics in the State of Texas. [8] In August 2013, South Texas Dental bought the company. [9]
Robust turnout at a Fort Worth free clinic shows the need for more coverage under Medicaid. | Opinion Dental care is vital to health, and too many Texas don’t have it. Let’s change that | Opinion
With indemnity dental plans, the insurance company generally pays the dentist a percentage of the cost of services. Restrictions may include the co-payment requirements, waiting period, stated deductible, annual limitations, graduated percentage scales based on the type of procedure, and the length of time that the policy has been owned.
In participating states, Medicaid eligibility is expanded; all individuals with income up to 133% of the poverty line qualify for coverage, including adults without dependent children. [43] [50] The law also provides for a 5% "income disregard", making the effective income eligibility limit 138% of the poverty line. [51]
State officials awarded contracts to Delta Dental of Iowa and DentaQuest USA Insurance Company to oversee dental benefits for Iowa Medicaid members.
These prepaid plans burgeoned during the Great Depression as a method for providers to ensure constant and steady revenue. In 1970, the number of HMOs declined to fewer than 40. Paul M. Ellwood Jr. , often called the "father" of the HMO, began having discussions with what is today the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that led to the ...
Nov. 3—Delta Dental Plan of New Hampshire will provide dental services to adult Medicaid recipients under a nearly $34 million contract the N.H. Executive Council approved Wednesday. This arises ...