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In 2020, Florida had the highest rate of parents taking their kids to the ER for non-traumatic dental healthcare in the U.S., according to a new study.
Aspen Dental in Selinsgrove, PA. Aspen's services are aimed at individuals who do not have an established dental routine or regular dental provider. [8] In 2012, Fontana described a typical Aspen Dental patient as middle-aged and possibly struggling to afford their day-to-day expenses, or someone who sees dental work as "discretionary" and therefore may have an emergency dental issue arise.
The Delta Dental Plans Association, also known as simply Delta Dental, is an American network of dental insurance companies composed of 39 independent Delta Dental members operating in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. These member companies provide coverage to 85 million people, enrolled in over 157,000 groups.
Specifically, most ratings are determined from multivariate logistic regressions of medical outcomes at a given healthcare provider to risk-adjust the patients and 1-, 3- and 5-star awards are given to providers whose negative outcomes are worse than expected, near predicted levels, and better than expected, respectively.
In January 2024, Elevance Health filed a lawsuit with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) challenging changes in the Medicare Advantage star rating methodology. Star ratings are tied to key bonus payouts, and due to the new rating system in 2024 ratings have significantly decreased. [121] [122]
Guardian is the 6th largest dental provider in the US, with 6.4 million participants as of February 2015. [10] Guardian acquired First Commonwealth in 1999, [11] and acquired Premier Access in 2014, [12] and Avesis in 2016. [13]
The Florida Dental Association (also abbreviated as FDA) is an organization of dentists in Florida, United States, and it was established in 1884. Currently, there are approximately 7,000 members in the FDA. [1] [2] [3] [4]
GEHA (Government Employees Health Association) is a self-insured, not-for-profit association providing medical and dental plans to federal employees and retirees and their families through the Federal Employees Health Benefits program and the Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP).