HOW UTILIZATION CAN STABILIZE COSTS

Young Asian girl smiling positive doing ok sign with hand and fingers. Successful expression symbolizes good oral health, a key to rate stabilization.

Summary BeneCare’s outcomes-based dental plans are designed to help remove the barriers to care that can suppress utilization. This encourages members to address accumulated need and consistently maintain preventive care. This creates a shift in the service distribution from treatment towards prevention, helping to lower cost trends and stabilizing premium rates over the long term. … Read more

THREE KEYS TO BENDING THE COST CURVE

A roll bending machine illustrates bending a steel rod symbolizing the bending of the cost curve for dental benefits

By Patrice Ierardi, DMD, BeneCare Dental Director SUMMARY. On average cost trends in medical and dental care services have consistently outpaced inflation.[i] Utilization is one of the primary drivers, but reducing utilization strictly for cost-control reasons is not a long-term strategy towards achieving improved oral health outcomes. The key to making cost control a result … Read more