For three months, Courissa Hall essentially lived in a Houston rehabilitation hospital providing care for her 4-year-old daughter, who suffered brain damage during a routine appointment at a local ...

Two years after a 12-year-old Maryland boy died from an untreated tooth infection, more low-income children are getting dental care under Medicaid but many still don't ever see a dentist, government ...

As chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, I recently held a hearing about the dental care crisis in the United States. Ahead of that hearing, I asked Americans ...

Medicaid always covers some dental care for children and young adults under 21, but coverage for adults over 21 depends on where you live. Find Cheap Health and Dental Insurance Quotes in Your Area ...

If Congress cuts Medicaid funding to states to help extend tax cuts, dental care for adults could be one of the first casualties as legislators and governors re-sort priorities and try to make do with ...

Although all state Medicaid programs cover children’s dental care, Medicaid-eligible children are more likely to experience tooth decay than children in higher-income families. Using data from the ...

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Dentist Dr. Greg Fredette looks into a mouth and often sees the ravages of poor dental care: missing teeth, receding gums and cavities like tiny canyons. Some patients are struggling single moms ...