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In This
Issue:
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Consumer-driven
Health Plans Take Page from Dental Playbook
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Preventing
Periodontal Disease
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House
Passes AHP Legislation; Senate Unlikely to Act
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DeltaUSA
Posts Dramatic Growth
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Largest
Dental Benefits Carrier Still Growing
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Dental benefits plans decades ago
pioneered the concept of consumer-driven cost control,
in which patients manage their own expenses to reduce
utilization costs. Now, health benefits plans are
looking at the dental benefits model, which focuses on
preventive and early-treatment procedures and away from
expensive cures and restorations. For more on how this
approach has kept dental benefits costs low while
improving the oral health of employees, read
on.
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Periodontal disease, also known as
gum disease, is caused by destructive bacteria found in
built-up plaque. To learn more about the disease, the
risk factors and how to prevent it, read
more. |
The U.S. House of Representatives
approved for the second time a bill allowing small
businesses to band together to purchase health insurance
through federally regulated association health plans
(AHPs). However, opposition to the bill remained high in
part because Delta Dental and its more than 1,000
coalition partners, including the Blue Cross Blue Shield
Association, the National Governors Association and the
National Association of Insurance Commissioners launched
a Web-based grassroots effort aimed at key members of
the House. The Senate is unlikely to act. For more on
this and other Capitol Hill news, read
on. |
DeltaUSA, the affiliate with which
Delta Dental administers national dental benefits
accounts, posted a 46.4% increase in primary subscribers
during the 12-month period ending in January 2004. The
growth is attributed in part to the strength of the
dental network. For more about this increase, read
on. |
| Delta Dental has remained
unchallenged as the largest dental benefits carrier and
today covers more than 45 million people in more than
76,000 employer groups. To see how we've grown, read
on. |
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