In September, Wendell Potter – an author and columnist at HealthInsurance.org – published a two-part article at the Huffington Post titled America’s Hidden Epidemic that Obamacare Barely Touches (Part two is titled: What Really Scares Middle-Income Americans Away from the Dentist).
The Gist:
Lack of access to dental care is not just a problem for low income Americans. In fact, only 34% of adults classified as earning between 200 and 400% of the FPL visited the dentist in 2010 (Source: ADA).
Here’s a handy chart to figure out FPL based on family size.
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