March 23 marked the 10-year anniversary of the signing of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). Dental public health expert Nadereh Pourat, PhD,

The ADA and the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) want the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to expand procedures included in value-based

Obtaining accurate data on which dentists see Medicaid patients and how many patients they treat can be difficult. Researchers looked at these issues, and their

A record number of eligible children are participating in Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), according to new data from Health Affairs. As

More than 12 million children experienced untreated coronal caries between 2011 and 2014, even in the era of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA).

Long-term funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) was extended for 10 years in the U.S. government budget bill signed by President Donald Trump

Long-term funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) was included in the short-term U.S. government funding bill signed by President Donald Trump on January

The U.S. Congress passed a short-term spending bill on December 21 that provides temporary funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). The bill, which

Funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) was not included in a stopgap resolution that keeps the U.S. government funded until December 22, 2017.

A U.S. House of Representatives resolution introduced on December 4 may provide short-term funding to keep both the U.S. government and the Children’s Health Insurance

More children than ever before are visiting the dentist, and that could be because 90% of children in the U.S. have dental benefit coverage. These