The type of high-quality orthodontic care offered can be a real game-changer for families in Bismarck County, especially when it comes to the high costs associated with things such as braces or clear aligners. However, what do you do then when the price for these services reaches a breaking point?

How do they scrape together the money to pay for their care? Well, the answer to this dilemma may be Medicaid, which has the potential to enable them to obtain some of these more affordable and accessible services offered to all qualified recipients.

Hometown Orthodontics: Bismarck Orthodontist Helping Medicaid Patient Smiles!

Getting Orthodontics Covered Under Medicaid is a low-income health care program funded by the government. Medicaid pays for a wide range of medical care, Bismarck and nationwide, including orthodontics. For many families, this coverage is important: braces or aligners can be costly without insurance.

Orthodontic care is covered by Medicaid if you are eligible in Bismarck County, including children and in some cases, adults. Medicaid usually pays for treatments that are medically necessary, which in old-fashioned terms includes problems such as malocclusion (in laypeople’s language, bad bite) or any other dental problems that undermine a person’s ability to talk, eat or maintain a healthy mouth.

Hometown Orthodontics understands the importance of affordable orthodontic care and works with Medicaid to ensure our patients get what they deserve.

Our Medicaid treatment compatibility enables us to deliver the smile that our patients have always dreamed about without it replacing a mortgage.

Orthodontic Care with Medicaid in Bismarck: Your Guide

If you or your child needs orthodontic treatment, and you are on Medicaid, here are the steps that might help ensure that you get the care that you need:

Check Your Eligibility

Affected by age, medical necessity, and the Medicaid plan you have, orthodontics under Medicaid in Bismarck, ND might be available. You’ll also want to verify that your plan covers orthodontic treatments and note any specific eligibility requirements for those services.

Schedule a Consultation

Hometown Orthodontics Free Initial Consultation At this appointment, we will determine what orthodontic needs you have, but also whether or not the treatment is considered medically necessary and, thus, becomes a candidate for Medicaid coverage. WE WILL SEE HOW MEDICAID CAN ALLOW TYPES OF TREATMENT BRACES RETAINERS ALIGNERS

Documentation and Approval

You are probably going to need documentation from your orthodontist — X-rays, photos and a treatment plan explaining the necessity of the procedure on medical grounds — to win Medicaid coverage for the work. Hometown Orthodontics does ALL of the paperwork for you, so we recommend them!

Collaborate With a Seasoned Medicaid Provider

Choose an orthodontic office with experience with Medicaid billing and coverage. At Hometown Orthodontics, we do the legwork on the medicare process — with years of experience behind us, we know how to navigate the paperwork to ensure everything is in order for you to get approved for your braces and get on your way within no time!

Medicaid Covered Orthodontics: How to Obtain It

Medicaid is the best option for you when it comes to using your government coverage to visit the orthodontist, and just living your life without worrying about how much it will cost you. Medicaid can significantly reduce or even eliminate the out-of-pocket price tag of braces or other orthodontia — care that is critical to both health and looks. More importantly, younger kids are typically covered to have early orthodontic intervention so they can get treatment as needed to avert more major issues down the line.

Why You Should Align With Hometown Orthodontics

Hometown Orthodontics: How We Are Changing Lives! Oral health providers in Bismarck County are now enrolling Medicaid patients for complete orthodontic care services at affordable prices. He knows Medicaid process and has worked with them directly for the patients to be able to obtain treatments regardless of their financial standings.

Sweep Through Your Orthodontic Options with Your Medicaid Benefits We are here to get your smile to where it should be!