A 12-page Executive Summary offering summary highlights for 22 Accountable Care Organizations and ACO solutions companies regarding their successes during the most recent MSSP performance year.
PCC: 4 barriers to oral health care
- The uninsured rate for dental insurance is four times higher than the uninsured rate for medical insurance.
- Of the 2.4 million emergency department visits for a dental problem annually
- up to 70% are by uninsured and publicly insured adults. Many of these are preventable.
- Traditional Medicare
- with 37 million beneficiaries
- offers no dental coverage.
- Dental coverage for low-income adults on Medicaid depends on where they live. 11 states provide no dental benefits; 35 states limit coverage; and 19 states require a copay.
Source: Primary Care Collaborative, March 31, 2021 - https://www.pcpcc.org/2021/03/30/pcc%E2%80%99s-new-report-highlights-deepening-…