What is the difference between HMO and PPO dental plans?

Written by Dentistry21 Editorial Team


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2. HMO plans When it comes to a general dentist, usuallyrepparttar wayrepparttar 114573 insurance companies pay is called capitation payment. Which means they sign a contract with a doctor for a certain number of people (let's say 500 people). Then they pay doctors a monthly payment for each patient (Something around 1-6 dollars per person). Then in return they expectrepparttar 114574 dentists to perform certain procedures for free and some others at a discounted rate. When you think about it, you realize practically they reward doctors who do less! As far asrepparttar 114575 dentists are concerned if they are performing a "covered benefit" they are losing money! The only time they make money is when they perform a procedure that is not covered by insurance. Getting more familiar withrepparttar 114576 system, you now realize why some dental offices act strongly when you call them for appointments having an HMO plan. The fact is that insurance companies (being a large monopoly dealing with a non-union crowd) have pressured many doctors (both in medicine and dentistry) to sing up with HMO plans. That has resulted in lowering ofrepparttar 114577 quality of service acrossrepparttar 114578 country. Next time you are thinking about selecting an insurance plan keep in mindrepparttar 114579 way they reimburserepparttar 114580 doctors. You should not make your decision only based onrepparttar 114581 list of co-pays they give you. You may end up paying much more for a lower quality of service inrepparttar 114582 long run. Go to http://dentistry21.com/public for more information.

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Hearing Aid Technology Improves Quality of Life for the Hearing Impaired

Written by Max Stein


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Another advantage contemporary hearing aids offer concernsrepparttar type of microphone used to amplify sounds. Without getting too complex, microphones come in two main styles – unidirectional and omnidirectional.

A unidirectional microphone has a limited, focused range and its use in a hearing aid reduces amplification of surrounding sounds. This type of microphone is good for individual conversations or watching TV.

An omnidirectional microphone picks up a variety of sounds in a wide physical range. In a hearing aid application, this amplification would be good for attending a sporting event, a church service or a business meeting.

Contemporary hearing aids, especially those with digital technology, utilize both types of microphones and can automatically detect which type of sound to amplify in any given situation.

Some people who have used hearing aids inrepparttar 114572 past felt disappointed in past performance. However, great strides have been made in hearing aid technology and hearing testing that make it worthwhile for those suffering hearing loss to get new tests performed, or upgrade their current hearing aids.

Max Stein, Salt Lake City, UT, USA http://www.hearing-aid-match.com Max Stein is a freelance writer who writes about a variety of contemporary topics. maxstein_9@hotmail.com


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