Lisa Simon

Restrictive characteristics of Medicare Advantage dental plans are associated with greater unmet dental need and financial barriers to care. ja.ma/4hfpMeX @lisathedoc

Restrictive characteristics of Medicare Advantage dental plans are associated with greater unmet dental need and financial barriers to care. ja.ma/40MdWU1 @lisathedoc

While most Medicare Advantage (MA) plans offer dental coverage, only a small fraction provide comprehensive dental benefits, resulting in low enrollment in such plans. ja.ma/3VRLGMS

In a new @JAMA_current study, researcher @lisathedoc and colleagues uncovered poor quality of dental coverage under #MedicareAdvantage. Read more: massgeneralbrigham.org/en/about/newsr… doi.org/10.1001/jama.2…

Viewpoint from @lisathedoc, @ml_barnett and Zirui Son discusses the recent expansion of #Medicare to cover limited dental services for beneficiaries with specific medical conditions. ja.ma/40dWgk4

Viewpoint by @lisathedoc discusses how dentists could provide some primary health care services as part of an interdisciplinary team, easing the burden on clinicians. ja.ma/4cyD5ED @santafegroup

New research from @BrighamWomens analyzes how often Medicare Advantage and Traditional Medicare beneficiaries use their dental benefits. The team found comparable low rates of dental utilization between the two programs + more! buff.ly/434snCn @lisathedoc @ChristopherLCai

People with Medicare Advantage or traditional Medicare both have low rates of dental use and higher rates of deferred care due to cost from 2010-2021. ja.ma/3UU9fox @lisathedoc @ChristopherLCai

It’s that time!!! Brace yourself for these….😬🪥🦷 ‼️‼️‼️TOMORROW! #423 #Dental Pain, Caries, #Gingivitis, and #OralCare Tips & Tactics for Primary Care With Dr Lisa Simon #FOAMim, #FOAMed, #health, #hospitalist

A recent study from BWH investigators explores how adult #oralhealth changes after people become eligible for Medicare. @lisathedoc Study: healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hl…

In her new Forefront article, @lisathedoc from @harvardmed discusses how @CMSGov released final rules, which included a new guarantee to cover dental services, “when that service is integral to treating a beneficiary’s medical condition". bit.ly/3CnA5v3

The January 2022 issue of the #AMA Journal of Ethics – Inequity Along the Medical/Dental Divide – is live! Practical and ethical strategies for better aligning medical and dental goals of care are considered in this issue: journalofethics.ama-assn.org/issue/inequity…

On this episode of #EthicsTalk, Dr @lisathedoc discusses her path from dentistry to medicine, and health journalist @mottomatic guides us through a history of oral health care in the United States: spr.ly/6016JNTpQ

Traditional Medicare still lacks dental coverage. The federal government is now closer than ever to enacting a Medicare dental benefit. nej.md/3vwc2Wr

Register for our webinar on June 4!

#COVID19 has shuttered dental offices nationwide. Its impact could change how and where Americans access dental care - and whether they can afford it. @lisathedoc ja.ma/2LG1e1x

#TheHealthCareConsumersManifesto from @gordondeb is out today on @Amazon - so pleased oral health has its own chapter!

Our pilot of a dental hygienist in the hospital, now published in @AAPHDorg !

Read Marko Vujicic's Guest Editorial in JADA and let's start a conversation here! Our dental care system is stuck - And here is what to do about it bit.ly/2FokEnN

on the bright side i feel like 2018 went much faster than 2017