California to Eliminate Much Needed Oral Healthcare for the Elderly, Homebound, and Those with Special Needs
"Patients who are homebound, in skilled nursing facilities, or in intermediate care facilities, cannot tolerate treatment the way it is provided in a dental office due to their physical and/or cognitive disabilities," states CDHA President
When the
Coan continues, "The new policy harms patients by delaying care and denying needed treatment. Since the policy was implemented in July, CDHA knows of no requests submitted by ANY RDHAP that have been approved. In fact, one
"Medical standards require that after the initial scaling and root planning hygiene treatment, a periodontal maintenance treatment every three months is provided for patients who have periodontal disease. Other hygiene treatments cannot be substituted for periodontal maintenance," states Coan.
CDHA leadership argues that cutting the periodontal maintenance reimbursement to less than half of what it was, means it now costs the RDHAP to provide the treatment. RDHAPs will not be able to provide the care to those patients who truly need the care the most. Denti-Cal reimbursement rates were already approximately 1/3 lower than the rates paid by private insurance.
"For over 20 years, RDHAPs have provided these dental hygiene treatments safely and effectively," adds CDHA President
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