You Probably Think This Does Not Apply to You. Read This Anyway.
Here are four people in New Jersey. All of them are dealing with the same dental insurance system. None of them are doing fine. The project manager in Monmouth County She earns $95,000 a year. [...]
You Have Dental Insurance. Here Is Why It Does Not Work Like You Think.
A construction supervisor in Ocean County went to his dentist for what he thought was a routine visit. The dentist found a cracked molar that needed a crown and a second tooth that needed a [...]
The Number That Controls Your Dental Care (And Has Not Changed Since Your Parents Were Kids
A teacher in Passaic County needed a crown last October. She had dental insurance through her district. She had been to the dentist twice already that year for cleanings and a filling. When [...]
Why It Takes So Long to Fix the Dental Team Shortage
Why It Takes So Long to Fix the Dental Team Shortage A parent in Middlesex County asked her dentist a reasonable question: "If there aren't enough hygienists, why doesn't someone just train more?" [...]
What Happens Behind the Scenes When Your Wait Time Suddenly Gets Longer
What Happens Behind the Scenes When Your Wait Time Suddenly Gets Longer You used to get a cleaning appointment within a few weeks. Now the earliest opening is three months out. Nothing changed [...]
Why Your Dentist Stopped Accepting Your Insurance Plan
Why Your Dentist Stopped Accepting Your Insurance Plan You get a letter in the mail, or maybe you find out when you call to book your next appointment. Your dentist's office is no [...]
Does Where You Live in New Jersey Decide Whether You Get Dental Care?
Does Where You Live in New Jersey Decide Whether You Get Dental Care?? A family in Warren County had been driving 35 minutes each way to see a dentist for years. It was not [...]
Why Your Dentist Cannot Find the Staff They Need
Why can't practices just hire more staff? Your dentist wants to hire. You should know that. When the front desk tells you the wait is longer than it used to be, or that [...]
Who profits most from America’s baffling health-care system? Hint: it isn’t big pharma
Who profits most from America’s baffling health-care system? Hint: it isn’t big pharma On october 4th more than 75,000 employees of Kaiser Permanente, a large health-care chain, began a three-day strike. The [...]
Nearly 6 in 10 Americans report problems with their health coverage
Nearly 6 in 10 Americans report experiencing at least one problem with their health insurance in the past year, ranging from denied claims to difficulties finding an in-network doctor. That’s according to a new poll [...]
