JDE
HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced]


     

J Dent Educ. 69(9): 1022-1031 2005
© 2005 American Dental Education Association
This Article
Right arrow Full Text
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrow reprints & permissions
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via HighWire
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Jones, J. A.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Jones, J. A.

Summit Proceedings

Financing and Reimbursement of Elders’ Oral Health Care: Lessons from the Present, Opportunities for the Future

Judith A. Jones, D.D.S., M.P.H., D.Sc.D.

This article describes current financing and reimbursement for elders’ oral health care and presents innovative options and opportunities for the future. Current health and dental care financing data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and Agency for Health Care Research and Quality are reviewed. Existing and potential reimbursement options for the future are presented. Options for future financing and reimbursement include extending dental insurance into retirement, inclusion of oral health care into existing comprehensive health care plans, developing retiree plans for selected, well-defined (by the sponsor) groups of retirees, prepaying dental care during employment, development of an Elders Health Insurance Program for the poor and near poor, and developing optional "Part D (for Dental)" plans within the Medicare program. Given the absence of universal oral health insurance, a mix of financing options and reimbursement schema will be required to cover the costs of oral health care and eliminate disparities in oral health access and outcomes for the growing elderly population.




This article has been cited by other articles:


Home page
 J Dent EducHome page
S. Dharamsi
Building Moral Communities? First, Do No Harm.
J Dent Educ., November 1, 2006; 70(11): 1235 - 1240.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 J Dent EducHome page
J. A. Jones and C. J. Wehler
The Elders' Oral Health Summit: Introduction and Recommendations
J Dent Educ., September 1, 2005; 69(9): 957 - 960.
[Full Text] [PDF]


HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
Copyright © 2005 by the American Dental Education Association.