#Dental Insurance near me

[idkmynameiskat]

The American healthcare system is such a fucking joke

[insuranceaims]

Cheap insurance: cheap insurance in the USA

Cheap insurance: Insurance guarantees each piece of thought and shields you from unexpected happenings. Many human beings sense that insurance costs weigh closely on their expenses.

[alo-piss-trancy]

Guess who's gonna spend halloween getting a tooth pulled lol

[newsandgamess]

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DOES DENTAL INSURNACE MAKE SENSE IN 2024?

It would be inaccurate and unfair to categorize insurance companies as the enemy of dentistry. However, there are certainly challenges and complexities in the relationship between dental practitioners and insurance providers, portraying insurance companies as adversaries overlooks the broader purpose they serve in healthcare. Insurance companies play a vital role in helping individuals afford…

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[oliviaevanss]

Will More Patients Be Left Without Dental Insurance in 2024

Introduction:

As we step into the year 2024, the landscape of healthcare continues to evolve, and dental insurance is no exception. Dental care is a crucial component of overall health and well-being, yet the question looms: Will more patients be left without dental insurance in 2024? In this article, we will explore the factors contributing to the current state of dental insurance, examine potential challenges, and discuss the implications for patients in the coming year.

The Current State of Dental Insurance:

Dental insurance has traditionally been seen as a separate entity from general health insurance. While medical insurance often covers a significant portion of healthcare costs, dental insurance operates under a different model. Many dental plans focus on preventive care, with coverage for routine check-ups, cleanings, and basic procedures, while more extensive treatments may have limited coverage.

Employer-Sponsored Coverage:

Historically, a substantial number of individuals have relied on employer-sponsored dental insurance plans as part of their benefits package. These plans have provided a level of financial support for routine dental care, making it more accessible for employees. However, the landscape of employment benefits is shifting, with some companies reevaluating the extent of dental coverage offered to their staff.

Affordability Challenges:

Despite the importance of dental care, affordability remains a significant challenge for many individuals and families. Dental procedures, especially those beyond routine check-ups, can incur substantial costs. The perceived high costs of dental insurance premiums, coupled with limited coverage for major procedures, have led some to question the value of investing in dental insurance.

Limited Access to Dental Care:

A lack of dental insurance can contribute to limited access to dental care for certain demographics, particularly those with lower incomes or without access to employer-sponsored plans. As a result, preventive care may be neglected, leading to more extensive and costly dental issues down the line.

Shifts in Employment Trends:

The nature of employment has undergone significant changes in recent years, with an increase in gig economy jobs, freelancing, and remote work. This shift has implications for the availability of employer-sponsored dental insurance, as not all non-traditional work arrangements include comprehensive benefits packages.

Impact of Economic Uncertainty:

Economic uncertainties, as seen in global events and fluctuations, can impact individuals' willingness and ability to invest in dental insurance. During periods of economic instability, individuals may prioritize essential needs, and dental coverage may be perceived as less urgent compared to other financial obligations.

Technological Advancements in Dental Care:

On the positive side, technological advancements in dental care may influence the landscape of insurance. Innovations such as teledentistry, preventive technologies, and increased efficiency in dental procedures could potentially reshape the way dental care is delivered and covered by insurance.

Potential Solutions and Alternatives:

The changing landscape of dental insurance prompts a consideration of potential solutions and alternatives. Dental discount plans, which offer reduced rates on dental services for a monthly or annual fee, are gaining popularity as an alternative to traditional insurance. Additionally, some dental providers offer membership plans that provide discounted rates for regular preventive care.

Advocacy for Comprehensive Coverage:

Dental health advocates emphasize the importance of comprehensive dental coverage as an integral part of overall healthcare. Addressing preventive care and providing coverage for major procedures can contribute to better oral health outcomes and reduced long-term costs for both individuals and the healthcare system.

Policy Changes and Legislative Efforts:

Legislative efforts and policy changes may play a role in shaping the future of dental insurance. Advocacy for comprehensive dental coverage, especially for vulnerable populations, may lead to initiatives aimed at improving access to dental care and reducing disparities in oral health.

Conclusion:

As we navigate the dental insurance landscape in 2024, the question of whether more patients will be left without coverage reflects the broader challenges within the healthcare system. Addressing the affordability of dental care, advocating for comprehensive coverage, and exploring alternative solutions are critical steps toward ensuring that oral health remains a priority for individuals from all walks of life. As the healthcare landscape continues to evolve, it is essential to consider the implications for dental insurance and work towards creating a system that promotes accessibility, affordability, and comprehensive care for all.

[healthinsuranceobamacare]

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Introduction:

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Healthcare Supplement Plans:

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Insights into Umbrella Insurance:

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Customization Options: Kang Group Services offers tailored umbrella insurance solutions, allowing clients to customize coverage to suit their specific needs and lifestyle.

Conclusion:

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[thestamp3d3]

nothing will radicalize you faster than dealing with the american healthcare system

[dragabond]

!! IN NEED OF HELP !!

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(Note: any mention on the previous post links about my pinned post isn’t about this one. I accidentally deleted the previous one)

Hi! Me and my roommate are poor, disabled, and queer, myself being Native American also. They are unable to work due to their disability and my work is purely seasonal and is near non-existent in the winter when needed most and is also VERY rough oh me physically.

I don’t have health insurance at present I now have health insurance but I have a $60 copay and it doesn’t cover dental or stuff for glasses, and have been fighting with unemployment for the periods of time I didn’t have any work at all with little success, and food stamps still thinks I have two jobs and only gives me $23 a month. No longer have any foodstamps.

We need money badly for food for us, my cat and their elderly dog, and for rent and bills to be paid on time (5th of every month) as every day it’s late they charge a $50 late fee

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[elsewhereuniversity]

Jw, but it's been a minute. Are y'all okay? Any updates?

Thanks for checking in, that's really sweet of you. Sorry for the radio silence. To be honest I am Not Doing Great. I'm getting through it and things should get easier in a few weeks, but it's been a rough winter.

About the boat/accident/insurance, no word since last October. Still no idea if we can expect any compensation for the months of lost income from the accident. Depending on the day I get either very sad or very angry about it still. The paperwork is mostly sorted out now, but that's been a nightmare at times too. And I've found I'm now really anxious about something happening to my partner/going wrong on the boat when I'm not there to help. I was parking the car when the accident happened and my partner was on board trapped below deck by the falling mast. I ran the whole way to the docks and I don't remember most of it. ig the whole thing's had more of an impact on me than I'd realized, and managing that's been a challenge.

My partner and I also got hit with about 10k total of unexpected and necessary expenses (dental surgery and vehicle repairs being the big things). I had to get a winter job to cover us, leaving my partner to repair the boat alone. So I've been working 80-90hrs a week while he's doing what's rightfully a job for two people, and every week there's been a new crisis that's a thousand dollars plus to fix. We've scraped through, and we'll be alright, but it's been exhausting.

Because of that, repairs are taking longer than we'd hoped. They're still ongoing, and at this point all the spruce for the new mast is planed smooth to the right width, but it's on hold for the moment because the table saw isn't working right. The owner of the workshop has told us not to use it at all till he can look at it himself. Once that's fixed we can start cutting rabbets - the grooves that let the planks fit together. But it's definitely not getting finished before summer.

It'll get easier soon. I do genuinely like my winter job, and once it wraps up, I can help my partner in the shipyard. I'm mostly recovered from dental surgery at this point. A friend offered us his boat so our little tour company can sail this summer like normal, and that'll be enough to pay the bills and fund the next year of repairs. The owner of the workshop says we can keep our 50ft table set up all summer so we can keep working on the mast when we have rain days. If we can just make it to June then we'll be in the water with all major yearly expenses covered and a regular source of income again, and from there life should get easier.

That's where we're at right now - no big news, just getting through. We're shifting gears soon to focus on getting the new boat ready for the season, and we're hoping that over the summer we'll complete the new mast and begin to address to damage to Nautilus' deck and hull, starting by pulling up her teak planking to get at the fiberglass below. She's stored outside so that's a warm weather project anyway.

Thanks again for asking, it means a lot. Sorry I've been so quiet here. My partner's taken some lovely videos of the planing and other workshop things. I've been too tired/busy to sort through and post them, but I'll get there eventually. I miss elsewhere a lot; one of my only non-work things is picking away at that little elsewhere u text game I'm still trying to write. Nowhere near fit for human consumption yet, but I miss it here! When things are finally better I'm looking forward to coming back.

[dandelionsresilience]

Dandelion News - February 1-7

(sorry it’s late, I’ve had pneumonia. between fever and meds, today was the first day in over a week I could even think)

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1. These solar streetlights can withstand Category 5 hurricanes

“[The solar-powered streetlights] can identify potential problems before an outage occurs, identify current outages without the need for customer reporting, and allow for remote control of brightness settings. The streetlights are built to remain operational even during widespread power outages.”

2. 15 Democratic state AGs stand by gender-affirming care

“"Federal funding to institutions that provide gender-affirming care continues to be available, irrespective of President Trump’s recent Executive Order," the attorneys general say. […] “Health care decisions should be made by patients, families, and doctors, not by a politician trying to use his power to restrict your freedoms.”

3. India doubles tiger population in a decade

“[India has protected] the big cats from poaching and habitat loss, ensuring they have enough prey, reducing human-wildlife conflict, and increasing living standards for communities near tiger areas.”

4. A North Carolina wildlife crossing will save people. Can it save the last wild red wolves too?

“There are thought to be fewer than 20 red wolves left in the wild[…. S]tate agencies and nonprofit groups [plan to] rebuild a 2.5-mile section of the highway with fencing and a series of culverts, or small underpasses, to allow red wolves – as well as black bears, white-tailed deer and other animals – to pass safely underneath traffic.”

5. Merrimack Valley public transit system will keep bus fares free

“[… C]ollecting fares [used to] cost MeVa about $300,000 a year to maintain fare boxes, pay staffers and afford insurance. Since going fare free in 2022, the report found ridership increased 60% from pre-pandemic levels[….] The program is now funded by state allocated funds, including money from the so called “millionaire’s tax.””

6. Health care is key for youths getting out of prison. A new law helps them get it

“[The new law] requires all states to provide medical and dental screenings to Medicaid- and CHIP-eligible youths 30 days before or immediately after they leave a correctional facility. Youths must continue to receive case management services for 30 days after their release.”

7. World’s smallest otter makes comeback in Nepal after 185 years

“Scientists have for the first time in 185 years confirmed the presence of the Asian small-clawed otter in Nepal[….] The last time the […] the smallest of the world’s 13 known otter species, was recorded by scientists in Nepal was in 1839.”

8. B.C.'s smallest First Nation has big plans for a 'stewardship' economy

“The Kwiakah Centre of Excellence will be the base for a dedicated research station, an experimental kelp farm, the nation’s regenerative forestry operations and its territorial Indigenous guardian, or Forest Keepers, program[…. R]esults will include a 100-year management plan that integrates climate, salmon, kelp, and soil research to protect territorial waters and remaining old growth forests.”

9. Glades County schools deploy 13 new Blue Bird electric school buses

“The students at the Glades County school district will directly benefit from the cleaner, quieter rides, and operational cost savings that electric school buses provide[, as well as] the addition of much-needed air conditioning in the new school buses. Until now, only three buses in the district provided air conditioning[….]”

10. e.l.f. Beauty CEO defends DEI: 'Our diversity is a key competitive advantage'

“The cosmetics company recently held that it would not nix its DEI initiatives[….] "Our mission is to make the best of beauty accessible to every eye, lip and face," [CEO] Amin said. "One of the best ways we know how to live that mission is to have an employee base that reflects the community that we serve."”

January 22-28 news here | (all credit for images and written material can be found at the source linked; I don’t claim credit for anything but curating.)

[spacefinch]

Cheren: I like haunted houses in theory, but I have no idea how to react when the actors speak to you. They ask me a question and I just.. answer it. The scariest part of a haunted house is the unscripted social interaction. ... Scary nurse in a creepy voice: Do you have an appointment to see the doctor? Cheren: Uh. Do you accept walk-ins? ... Scary farmer: I like to kill people! Hilda, brightly: I like to die! ... Zombie: AAARRRGHHH Rosa: Do you get dental insurance? Zombie: TEETH!! ... Acerola: This happened to me once. Scary prison dude: HELLO Acerola: Nice to meet you! Him: (pause) No it's noooooot ... Calem: My worst horror house experience was when I couldn't find the (rather obvious) exit and the guy chasing me with a chainsaw stopped, sighed and pointed me to the exit, saying "please scream as loud as you can when you run out of there" and just left. I disappointed the horror house chainsaw dude and I will never get over that. ... Guy: These are all my friends (motioning to hanging corpses, then grabs a noose). Will you be my friend? Morty: Sure totally, you made me a friendship necklace? Oh my Arceus, you're so sweet! Guy: ... Yes.. Please, let me.. I can't. I can't. Just go! (laughing) Morty, narrating: I got to walk through a second time. Guy: My friends.... Morty: I came back, I just really wanted to be friends so bad Guy (laughing more): Please, I'm not allowed to laugh. ... May: I went to a haunted house and literally befriended every actor there. Specifically, I remember: May: There were zombies walking around in the waiting room. I said "Hi!" and he gave me a high five. Every time he passed from then on, I got a high five. May: Near the end, there were these twin little girls. "Come play with us," they said. "Okay!" I said. "Forever." They said. "Oh, sorry, can't do that. I'm busy." May: I could hear them giggling. ... Spooky guy: Remember, you are all my children! Ethan: Thanks dad A small chorus of teenagers: Thanks dad ... Silver: I went to a haunted corn maze once. Someone ran at me with a chainsaw. I just stared at him. He hung his head and walked away. I left.

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[camembertlythere]

Ok ok ok ok ok ok after some research: Monday I can call and switch my dental insurance to one that is accepted by an emergency/same day dentist near me. Then 2 more days after that for it to switch over and I can hopefully start to get my fucking teeth fixed!!!

[moviesludge]

dentist update (first time in about 3ish years) - would love input on this if you work in the dental field and notice something amiss here. for the most part this office has done great work, but some conflict between them pushing for more work and my insurance not covering it was a big part of why it took me so long to go back

had a cleaning with no numbing, went ok. Just a few sensitive spots that hurt for a fraction of a second

i thought i had an abscess but I don't (yet)(partially exposed nerve)

I need a lot of work. they want to root canal/post/cap like 4 or 5 of my teeth (I definitely have some rough ones but I wonder how necessary R-P-C's are versus like, just getting a root canal and filling). There are a few "just fillings" that I need though.

I have a broken tooth that needs to be pulled

one of the teeth they want to work on is one they already R-P-C'd but after the x-ray, dentist said there is a "lesion" near the root. I have no pain there but he said maybe it didn't heal properly or something. This is suspect to me considering it hasn't been a problem at all, but he did show me the little dark spot on the xray.

after the cleaning, the dentist pulled out a big filling I had that he said looked like it was about to fall out. He barely tugged at it and it fell out. He didn't give me a temp filling or anything. I asked about it and he told me to just keep it clean until they can work on it. (I was trying to chew on the left side of my mouth to keep food out of the place where I thought I had the abscess on the right, and now I have an open tooth on the left too so I might shove some temporary filler in there until my next appt next week).

curiously, they told me that everything would be covered by my insurance except for the cleaning they'll want to do in 6 months, which isn't too pricey. I expressed surprise to this because a bunch of stuff didn't get authorized last time I was there. The lady said something like "don't be surprised, it's always been covered" which concerns me because a lot of stuff wasn't approved last time by the insurance. So maybe I need their definition of "covered" vs "authorized" or something.

I have another appt next week.

The reason I list all this stuff out is to clarify it all in my head and have a record of what happened that I can refer back to when I will inevitably forget. Also I asked for a copy of the dental plan list and the prices, and the lady told me it would be emailed to me. So far no email.