title: Medicare: trends in reimbursing hospital dental practices.
abstract: A survey of dentists working in hospitals found that dental procedures covered under Medicare are not equally reimbursed. Lack of uniform guidelines, appropriate interpretation and universal claim forms lead to problems. Most respondents favor medically adjunctive dental care in the national health care reform.
authors.affiliation: VA Medical Center, Washington, D.C.
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Reagan
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Rutkauskas
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Conklin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003796:Dental Service, Hospital / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D007342:Insurance Benefits; D007347:Insurance, Dental / Q000639:trends*; D006278:Medicare / Q000639:trends*; D015442:Medicare Assignment; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms; D014481:United States