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J Mich Dent Assoc December 2021

The Journal of the Michigan Dental Association

Every month, The Journal of the Michigan Dental Association brings news, information, and features about Michigan dentistry to our state's oral health community and the MDA's 6,200+ members. No publication reaches more Michigan dentists!

In this issue, the reader will find the following original content:

• Two cover stories presenting perspectives from both ends of the practice life continuum: “Starting Your Practice Life” and “Preparing for Retirement”.
• A feature article, “What Happened in Vegas Became ADA Policy”.
• A feature article, “An Oversight Corrected: 2020 MDA Life Members Recognized”.
• The 2021 Author/Title Index to the Journal of the Michigan Dental Association. …

Three Essays On Insurance Coverage In The U.S. Healthcare System, Rochelle Parrino

FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of these three studies is to advance our understanding of the impact of the uninsured on the U.S. healthcare system and specifically the professional components, accounting for 20% of healthcare expenditures in the U.S., roughly $772 billion in 2019. Two of the three studies use linear mixed effects models investigating the consequences of uninsurance on physician providers at the county level. The first study examines the impact of community uninsurance rate on primary care and specialist providers to explain the effect that uninsurance has on the healthcare system and stress on available resources for both insured and uninsured. …