By Joe Touschner As shocking as it may seem, the end of the year is less than 90 days away. That’s right, we’re in the fourth quarter, the one that includes Halloween, Thanksgiving, the holiday season, and New Year’s Eve. The third quarter wrapped up at the end of September, and with it the time […]
How the ACA’s essential health benefits may help Henry get the health care he needs to grow and thrive. By JoAnn Volk, Georgetown University Center for Health Insurance Reform Losing health care coverage just before your due date is not something you read about in “What to Expect When Expecting.” Who would expect to lose […]
By Tara Mancini Dental cavities are the most prevalent chronic disease among children. Many children are not able to obtain the dental care they need due to cost barriers, a shortage of dental health professionals in their area or for other reasons. According to an Institute of Medicine (IOM) report, as many as 4.6 million […]
By Joe Touschner As Tara Mancini has observed, more and more of us in the health care world are coming to the stunning realization that the mouth is part of the body. To care for kids’ health properly, we need to give them quality, effective oral health services. The ACA recognizes this: it makes pediatric […]
By Max Levin, Georgetown Center on Health Insurance Reform On Thursday, August 30, California passed legislation establishing the Kaiser Small Group HMO 30 plan as the state’s essential health benefits benchmark plan. Beyond identifying the state’s benchmark plan, the legislation appears to include a number of important consumer protections by, for example, prohibiting plans from […]
By Joe Touschner The Georgetown University Center for Children and Families and the Children’s Dental Health Project collaborated to produce this issue brief. It presents an overview of some of the key changes the Affordable Care Act makes to children’s dental benefits and the choices states face in defining pediatric dental benefits. It concludes with recommendations for those who wish to support […]
