For adults, new law has no teeth

Arielle Levin Becker of the Connecticut Mirror details how adult dental coverage was left out of health reform:

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Congress was days away from passing health reform this spring when the line began forming in Middletown. Hundreds of people waited hours, some overnight, for a chance at a free visit with a dentist. And by the time it was done, the Connecticut Mission of Mercy free dental clinic attracted more than 2,000 people over two days, a small fraction of the estimated 1 million Connecticut residents without dental insurance.

Ten days later, President Obama signed the sweeping health reform bill into law, putting 32 million uninsured Americans on a path to receive health coverage over the next four years.

But for adults without dental insurance, like those who waited overnight to get a tooth pulled, the health reform law offers little chance for improvement...Read More.