Dental insurance guidelines
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My husband (40 y/o,healthy)and I (40 y/o, healthy) are looking to get our health insurance coverage from next present. Right now we are on cobra GHI( extension from my previous work place) but they are asking me to change to EMPIRE PPO or EPO since they will not have GHI. I did not have dental and vision coverage previously but even if I want it they are saying they cannot add it. They are also asking for a one year committment.
The guidelines for when to premedicate with oral antibiotics have changed in the past couple of years. Most (not all) patients can have dental treatment without premedicating. For a copy of the new guidelines, you can click on "Health Pages" (above right) and look for the link on the new guidelines. If you can't find the link, let me know and I'll get you there.
hi, i don't have any dental insurance so I need to pick and choose which tests and procedures at the dentist are really needed. I ask you this because I hope to find unbiased opinion. Last time I skipped the peridontal xray, but got the cavity xray and cleaning...he found 2 tiny cavities that ran me $400 out of my pocket but later a hygenist said maybe that wasn't necessary as the decay could have been reversed... So what do I "really" need..
Hi Tonia,
I agree with Dawn that I don't think you should worry about endocarditis. For many years, the American Heart Assn. and the American College of Cardiology recommended prophylactic antibiotics. However, in 2007, they revised the guidelines and people in your situation (mild MVP, trivial regurgitation) are no longer advised to take antibiotics prior to dental treatments. I don't know the guidelines where you live, but I believe the revisions apply worldwide.
I have dental insurance but as we all know the coverage has been less and less over the past few years so I looked into dental discount programs. Did you know that some dental providers will accept both insurance and a dental discount plan togeather? It took me about 5 phone calls but I know it was worth it. On my first visit I had 3-cavitys filled. The cost after my insurance was $144. factor in the dental discount plan and my out of pocket cost was only $14!!!
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I am disabled on Original Medicare, have no intent to buy private insurance... I am wondering, is it possible for an individual to get real, stand alone dental insurance? Everything I've looked at caps yearly benefits at $1,000 or so which is completely insulting considering the premiums are close to half of that. Where can you buy dental insurance that gives you "REAL" coverage?
ok about 2 months ago i just apply for medicaid health insurance and i am moving next to Pennsylvania will my insurance still work out there?
Dear BananaPooh,
I can help you with questions and support regarding health insurance issues such as Medicare, Medicaid, Long-term health insurance, COBRA, insurance portability however I can help you with disability insurance related issues.
Does your disability insurance carrier have any customer service and/or support that can help you with your questions?
A position paper updating the AACE/ATA guidelines for endocrinologists in the treatment of hypothyroidism was released today. Seems not to have considered either the Danish or Italian studies on the benefits of T4/T3 therapy previously published in EJM, and published by NIH here in February. At least they suggest including symptoms in making a diagnosis. Interesting read, highly recommend. Here is the PDF link :
http://aace.metapress.com/content/b67v7mk73g3233n2/fulltext.
Hello, I can't remember the last time I was at the dentist but at the time the dentist said I had no cavities. Now I'm 21 and I have a cavity in on of my top molars. I don't know what to do, I don't have dental insurance and I really don't have the money to get it fixed. I don't want to wait any longer and have it get any worse but I don't have the extra arm and a leg the dentists charge.
I am so far a healthy 43 year old/m in pa. I am trying to decide which health insurance plan will be good for my situation and I am looking for some opinions here. This Month my group plan ends and I can take cobra but there is no financial benefit to taking my same PPO plan which gives me to price break for being unemployed.
So I am trying to look at this at a meaningful way. Since my PPO was $475/m plue $29 dental I just cant be paying that on my own now.
Sooooo Medicaid denied me and told me to reapply! And husbands insurance wont give me coverage because pregnancy is a preexisting condition. And he tried to work it to where it would cover my bills under His name but hey, being an expectant father is a preexisting condition, too! So I'm reapplying for Medicaid and until they freaking approve me I am going to get my routine checkups at the freaking health department!
Also, see if there is a birth center near you. I know our local BC has options for families with no insurance. The total out of pocket to deliver there and be seen throughout the pregnancy is about $4500 compared to 3x that amount about the hospital.
during college and she said her boss followed the insurance guidelines to the letter. If the patient has an active underlying possible contagious illness. DO NOT TREAT-refer to patients Primary Physician-make the patient as pain free as possible in acute cases.
You cannot have private health insurance, unless your private health insurance plan has a maternity-only deductible or copayment greater than $500 as of your date of application; andWithin the AIM income guidelines: You must have a monthly household income (after income deductions) within AIM income guidelines.
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