35. Dental Insurance
Why is it separate from medical insurance? And is it really insurance at all? Zachary Crockett goes in for a cleaning.
- SOURCES:
- Brad Bolman, postdoctoral member of the School of Historical Studies at the Institute for Advanced Study.
- Pamela Maragliano-Muniz, prosthodontist and chief editor for Dental Economics.
- Wendell Potter, president of the Center for Health and Democracy; former executive at Cigna.
- RESOURCES:
- "Dental Medical Loss Ratios: Understanding the Landscape in Massachusetts and Beyond," by Shaza Stevenson, Megan D’Alessandro, Sandra Wilkniss, and Nicole Evans .
- "Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2021," by Katherine Keisler-Starkey and Lisa N. Bunch .
- "Medicare and Dental Coverage: A Closer Look," by Meredith Freed, Nancy Ochieng, Nolan Sroczynski, Anthony Damico, and Krutika Amin .
- "Dentists’ Group Fights Plan to Cover Dental Benefits Under Medicare," by Julie Bykowicz .
- "Antisocial Dentistry," by Brad Bolman .
- EXTRAS:
- "'Insurance Is Sexy.' Discuss," by Freakonomics Radio .
- "Does Health Insurance Make You Healthier?" by Freakonomics, M.D. .
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