Does Child Health Plus pay MedicaidBracesNY for orthodontic treatment (braces)?
If you are younger than 21 and Child Health Plus covers your dental treatment, you automatically have orthodontic coverage. You are entitled to braces if you fit the NYS Medicaid Orthodontic Program guidelines.
How much orthodontic treatment am I allowed under Child Health Plus at MedicaidBracesNY?
Every child is entitled to have an immediate consultation MedicaidBracesNY at the Lynbrook or Brooklyn office. The Child Health Plus orthodontic program will pay Dr. Gorin in the Brooklyn or Lynbrook office to evaluate a patient’s orthodontic needs. Our orthodontic director will perform a complete orthodontic clinical examination and take a set of orthodontic records, which will be forwarded to your Child Health Plus managed care plan.
How do I get Child Health Plus braces at MedicaidBracesNY?
MedicaidBracesNY will send your orthodontic records and a comprehensive narrative to your Child Health Plus managed care plan. Our orthodontic director will describe the orthodontic condition and request the appropriate treatment from Medicaid.
Do I automatically get Child Health Plus braces because MedicaidBracesNY requests it?
The final decision comes from a consultant that interprets the Medicaid orthodontic guidelines and how they apply to your case. Although there are very specific guidelines, they are open to interpretation. It is for this reason that MedicaidBracesNY takes great pride and care in preparing the request for orthodontic care for each and every patient so that the consultant gets a good picture as to the orthodontic problem.
What happens if I am denied Child Health Plus orthodontic treatment (braces)?
You are entitled to appeal the decision made by your Child Health Plus plan. Our orthodontic director is an expert at preparing and submitting your orthodontic records, as well as the request for orthodontic treatment to Medicaid. If a disappointing decision is returned by Medicaid, MedicaidBracesNY will personally oversee your appeal.
What if my Child Health Plus orthodontic appeal is denied?
You are entitled to a Fair Hearing. Call MedicaidBracesNY immediately upon receiving a denial of an appeal. You have only a short period of time to request a Fair Hearing, where a judge reviews the facts of your case and rules. MedicaidBracesNY will put you in touch with a community advocate that will assist you every step of the way. MedicaidBracesNY will work closely with your advocate to make certain you receive everything that you are entitled to.
MedicaidBracesNY is a strong child advocate and is the lead architect of "No Child Left Behind," a program that assists those families that find the cost of extraordinary orthodontic care and extraordinary orthodontic results simply out of reach.
MedicaidBracesNY is extremely sensitive to how disappointed the parents of a child that has been denied Child Health Plus orthodontic treatment must be. MedicaidBracesNY wants very much to make treatment possible and available. MedicaidBracesNY will extend every courtesy possible and also offer manageable payment plans so that every child may receive the orthodontic care that is required.
What happens if I am denied orthodontic treatment, and I want to pay MedicaidBracesNY directly?
MedicaidBracesNY is extremely sensitive to how disappointed the parents of a child that has been denied Child Health Plus orthodontic treatment must be. MedicaidBracesNY wants to make treatment possible and available. Our orthodontic director will extend every courtesy possible and also offer manageable payment plans so that every child may receive the orthodontic care that is required.