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Dental OPTIONS: a program funded jointly by the ODA and the Ohio Department of Health to provide low income families and individuals with dental services at reduced fees. Operation TACTIC : this is a program that is designed to raise awareness in the dangers of tobacco for youth.
Several state dental associations have attempted to introduce legislation to restrict DSOs from competing within their state. [16] [17] Associations claim that the DSO may exert pressure on dentists to do more work than what is needed, [18] despite studies that show DSO-affiliated dentists actually do less work than the average dentist.
Only about 15% of dentist take Medicaid in New Hampshire, 24% in Tennessee and 27% in Virginia. Many dentists and groups advocating for expanded care blame Medicaid reimbursement rates.
The reasons for low use are many, but a lack of dental providers who participate in Medicaid is a key factor. [69] [70] Few dentists participate in Medicaid – less than half of all active private dentists in some areas. [71] Cited reasons for not participating are low reimbursement rates, complex forms and burdensome administrative requirements.
By 2010, the company was the third largest Medicaid HMO in the country, with $2.5 billion in revenue and 800,000 members across Ohio and Michigan. [12] In 2010, CareSource announced expansion of its provider network in Southeastern Ohio through a partnership with Quality Care Partners (QCP), a physician-hospital organization (PHO). [13]
State officials awarded contracts to Delta Dental of Iowa and DentaQuest USA Insurance Company to oversee dental benefits for Iowa Medicaid members.