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Medicaid Braces Coverage in Illinois
Medical Card Braces Coverage in Chicago and Illinois
We Accept Medical Card Illinois Coverage for Braces
If you’re a resident of Illinois, and your children are covered by Medical Card dental insurance, you might become frustrated looking for an orthodontist that accepts that form of insurance. That’s never a problem at the offices of Orthodontic Experts. If you visit any of the Orthodontic Experts affiliated offices in the Chicago area, or anywhere in the state of Illinois, you’ll find friendly, attentive staff that will help you use your Medical Card insurance to give your child the confidence and improved health that orthodontic procedures like braces and Clear Aligners treatment can provide.
Proper alignment of the teeth will make your child more self-assured and confident, but that’s just the beginning of the benefits of good orthodontic health. Good dental health is important for your overall health. If your child has crooked teeth or other dental malformations, it can affect more than just their smile. Properly aligned teeth can avoid many jaw problems in the future, and can also aid in properly chewing and digesting food. At Orthodontic Experts we believe that every child deserves to start out life with the healthiest teeth and the brightest smile possible. Schedule a free consultation at the Orthodontic Experts today to see how they can help you and your family.
Medicaid Coverage in Illinois Now Covers Orthodontic Work
Despite what you may have heard in the past, Illinois has recently changed its rules governing Medical Card coverage for orthodontic services for residents and their families. If your child is covered by Medicaid coverage in Illinois, or by any number of related public health insurance plans, he or she might be eligible to get braces at no cost to you.
If you’re going to take advantage of this important part of your Medicaid, AllKids,Targeta Medica, or Public Aid health insurance, you first need to find an orthodontic provider that is certified by the State of Illinois to provide an orthodontic appraisal. That’s where the Orthodontic Experts can really help. We can determine if your child is eligible to get braces using Medicaid coverage in Illinois. Unlike many other orthodontists in the state, we’re always willing and ready to serve patients who rely on Medicaid and related health insurance to pay for their orthodontic care. We’ll even help you with the paperwork. Orthodontic Experts can help you give your child that brightest smile possible!
Medical Card Illinois Coverage for Braces
Medicaid, AllKids,Targeta Medica, or Public Aid or Medical Card insurance doesn’t cover every orthodontic procedure. For instance, all forms of Medicaid insurance do not cover any kind of orthodontic work before your children have lost all their baby teeth. However, many children qualify for braces using Medicaid in Illinois, as long as they receive a thorough examination and you present an application to the State of Illinois. Let us help!
The Medical Card Braces Illinois Insurance Covers
In order to determine if your Medicaid coverage in Illinois will cover braces for your child, you’ll have to arrange to have a free consultation at one of the Orthodontic Experts Offices. We’ll give your child a thorough examination, and if we believe he or she qualifies for braces under the rules of your Medicaid, Targeta Medica, AllKids, or other related health and dental insurance. The Orthodontic Experts are state-approved orthodontic providers, and we can prepare a report to submit to the State of Illinois to apply for braces for your child. In only 3-4 weeks, they administrators of Medicaid and related insurance programs like Public Aid, KidCare, and AllKids will determine if your child qualifies. It’s easy, and there’s no cost or obligation for your consultation at Orthodontic Experts.
How to Get Braces Using Medicaid Illinois Coverage
Many families in Illinois qualify for orthodontic medical coverage under the AllKids, Public Aid, Medical Card, or Medicaid state insurance plan. If your low-income family is eligible, you owe it to yourself and your children to see if they qualify for free braces for their misaligned teeth. Good oral health is an important part of good overall health, and the Orthodontic Experts and the public health agencies of Illinois are ready and willing to help.
To find out more about how to get Braces Using medicaid in Illinois please make an appointment request. Your complimentary orthodontic consultation will include a thorough review of your medical and dental history, an examination of the position, spacing, and function of your teeth, including their appearance and the health of the jaw and facial muscles. You’ll receive X-rays and other diagnostic procedures, and you can be informed of all the different treatments available, including braces, Clear Aligners, plus surgery for extreme cases.
This consultation is absolutely free and without obligation, and the results can be used to qualify for medical card braces. Illinois offers their residents many forms of dental health coverage, and the assessment provided by Orthodontic Experts could be all you need to get braces for your child using your Medicaid, AllKids, Medical Card, or other form of Medicaid insurance.
What to Do If Medicaid in Illinois Won’t Pay for Braces
Medicaid in Illinois doesn’t cover all forms of orthodontic procedures. Because there are many different types of medical card Illinois coverage plans available, you might not be eligible for any form of orthodontic work, or the types of procedures eligible for coverage might be severely limited. Braces fall under the classification of comprehensive orthodontic treatment, and they’re one of the easiest types of orthodontic treatments to qualify for. Our friendly staff can assess your child’s suitability during a free, informative initial consultation. You have nothing to lose, and you just might be able to give your child the smile they’ve always wanted.
Medicaid in Illinois doesn’t cover all forms of orthodontic procedures. Because there are many different types of medical card Illinois coverage plans available, you might not be eligible for any form of orthodontic work, or the types of procedures eligible for coverage might be severely limited. Braces fall under the classification of comprehensive orthodontic treatment, and they’re one of the easiest types of orthodontic treatments to qualify for. Our friendly staff can assess your child’s suitability during a free, informative initial consultation. You have nothing to lose, and you just might be able to give your child the smile they’ve always wanted.
If your Medicaid coverage in Illinois, Targeta Medica, Public Aid, or AllKids policy won’t pay for your child’s orthodontic work, we can still help. We understand how hard it is to take care of your children’s dental bills when you’re working with a limited income, and we will work out a payment plan that suits your budget.
We accept the following Illinois managed care plans:
- Aetna Better Health
- Blue Cross Community ICP
- Cigna HealthSpring
- Community Care Alliance
- CountyCare
- Humana Health Plan
- IlliniCare Health
- Meridian Health Plan
- Molina Health Plan
- NextLevel Health
Our orthodontists sever the residents of the following Illinois Counties and Towns:
- Adams County (Quincy)
- Alexander County
- Boone County (Belvidere)
- Bond County (Greenville)
- Brown County
- Bureau County (Princeton, Spring Valley)
- Calhoun County
- Carroll County (Lenark, Mt. Caroll, Savanna)
- Cass County (Birdstown, Virginia)
- Champaign County (Champaign, Urbana)
- Christian County (Assumption, Pana, Taylorville)
- Clark County (Casey, Marshall, Martinsville)
- Clay County (Flora)
- Clinton County (Breese, Carlyle, Centralia , Trenton)
- Coles County (Charleston, Mattoon)
- Cook County (Chicago, Arlington Heights, Des Plaines, Park Ridge, Niles, Elk Grove Village, Palatine, Hoffman Estates, Schaumburg, Rolling Meadows, Wheeling, Prospect Heights, Buffalo Grove, Lake Zurich, Wood Dale, Addison, Elgin, Mount Prospect, Skokie, Evanston, Lincolnwood, Franklin Park, Berwyn, River Forest)
- Crawford (Robinson)
- Cumberland (Neoga, Casey)
- DeKalb County (DeKalb, Sycamore, Sandwitch, Genoa)
- De Witt (Clinton, Farmer City)
- Douglas (Arcola, Newman, Tuscola, Villa Grove)
- Du Page County (Aurora, Wood Dale, Bensenville, Roselle, Elmhurst, Addison, Carol Stream, Bloomingdale, Villa Park, Naperville, Downers Grove, Burr Ridge, Barlett)
- Edgar County (Paris, Chrisman)
- Edwards County
- Effingham County (Altamond, Effinggham)
- Fayette County (Vandalia)
- Ford County (Gibson City, Paxton)
- Franklin County (Benton, Christopher, Orient, Sesser, West Frankfort, Zeigler)
- Fulton County (Canton, Cuba, Farmington, Lewistown)
- Gallatin County
- Greene County (Carrollton, Greenfield, Roodhouse, White Hall)
- Grundy County (Morris)
- Hamilton County
- Hancock County (Carthage, Dallas City , Hamilton, La Harpe, Nauvoo, Warsaw)
- Hardin County
- Henderson County
- Henry County (Colona, Galva, Geneseo, Kewanee)
- Iroquois County (Gilman, Watseka)
- Jackson County (Ava, Carbondale, Grand Tower, Murphysboro)
- Jasper County
- Jefferson County (Mount Vernon, Nason)
- Jersey County (Grafton, Jerseyville)
- Jo Daviess County (East Dubuque, Galena)
- Johnson County (Vienna)
- Kane County (, Aurora, Batavia, South Elgin, Burlington, Carpentersville, St. Charles, Yorkville)
- Kankakee County (Kankakee, Momence)
- Kendall County (Aurora , Joliet , Plano, Sandwich , Yorkville)
- Knox County (Abingdon, Galesburg, Knoxville, Oneida)
- Lake County (Gurnee, Waukeegan, Grayslake, North Chicago, Round Lake, Fox Lake, Lake Villa, Lindenhurst, Zion, Antioch, Mundelein, Lake Zurich, Northbrook, Deerfield, Highland Park, Libertyville)
- La Salle County (Earlville, LaSalle, Marseilles, Mendota, Oglesby, Ottawa, Peru, Sandwich , Streator, Wenona)
- Lawrence County (Bridgeport, Lawrenceville, St. Francisville, Sumner)
- Lee County (Dixon, Sterling, Amboy)
- Livingston County (Fairbury, Pontiac, Streator, Chatsworth)
- Logan County (Atlanta, Lincoln, Mount Pulaski)
- McDonough County (Bushnell, Colchester, Macomb)
- McHenry County (Woodstock, McHenry, Crystal Lake, Lake in the Hills, Algonquin, Cary, Huntley, Fox Lake, Harvard)
- McLean County (Bloomington, Chenoa, El Paso, Le Roy, Lexington, Normal)
- Macon County (Decatur, Macon, Maroa)
- Macoupin County (Benld, Bunker Hill, Carlinville, Gillespie, Girard, Mount Olive, Staunton, Virden)
- Madison County (Alton, Collinsville , Edwardsville, Fairmont City, Granite City, Highland, Madison, Troy, Venice, Wood River)
- Marion County (Centralia, Kinmundy, Salem, Wamac)
- Marshall County (Henry, Lacon, Toluca, Wenona)
- Mason County (Havana, Mason City, Topeka)
- Massac County (Brookport, Metropolis)
- Menard County (Athens, Petersburg)
- Mercer County (Aledo, Keithsburg, New Boston)
- Monroe County (Columbia, Waterloo)
- Montgomery County (Coffeen, Hillsboro, Litchfield, Nokomis, Witt)
- Morgan County (Jacksonville, Waverly)
- Moultrie County (Sullivan)
- Ogle County (Byron, Oregon, Polo, Rochelle)
- Peoria County (Byron, Oregon, Polo, Rochelle)
- Perry County (Du Quoin, Pinkneyville)
- Piatt County (Monticello)
- Pike County (Barry, Griggsville, Pittsfield)
- Pope County
- Pulaski County
- Putnam County
- Randolph County (Chester, Red Bud, Sparta)
- Richland County (Olney)
- Rock Island County (East Moline, Moline, Rock Island, Silvis)
- St. Clair County (Belleville, Centreville, Collinsville, Columbia, East St. Louis, Fairview Heights, Lebanon, Madison, Mascoutah, O’Fallon)
- Saline County (Eldorado, Harrisburg)
- Sangamon County (Auburn, Leland Grove, Springfield, Virden)
- Schuyler County
- Scott County
- Shelby County (Shelbyville, Windsor, Sigel)
- Stark County
- Stephenson County (Freeport)
- Tazewell County (Delavan, East Peoria, Morton, Marquette Heights, Pekin, Washington)
- Union County (Anna, Jonesboro)
- Vermilion County
- Wabash County (Mount Carmel)
- Warren County (Monmouth)
- Washington County (Ashley, Centralia, Nashville, Wamac)
- Wayne County (Failrfield)
- White County (Carmi, Grayville)
- Whiteside County (Fulton, Morrison, Prophetstown, Rock Falls, Sterling)
- Will County (Aurora, Joliet, Tinley Park, Kendall county (Oswego, Bristol)
- Williamson County (Carterville, Creal Springs, Herrin, Hurst, Johnston City, Marion)
- Winnebago County (Rockford, Rockton, Loves Park, Cherry Valley)
- Woodford County
-Your Illinois Orthodontists and team-
Orthodontic Experts Ltd.:
1010 S Arlington Heights Road,
Arlington Heights, IL 60005
tel. (847) 749-4340
Orthodontic Experts of Chicago North:
4709 N. Harlem Ave,
Harwood Heights, IL 60706
tel. (773) 801-7171
Orthodontic Experts of Chicago South:
1719 W. 18th St,
Chicago, IL 60706
tel. (312) 767-2009
Orthodontist in Rockford
5051 E State St,
Rockford, IL 61108
tel. (815)-918-4427
Orthodontist in Burbank
7820 S Cicero Ave,
Burbank, IL 60459
tel. (708) 391-5220
Para obtener información acerca de la que cobertura la tarjeta medica de ortodoncia (frenos) español visitar Tarjeta médica frenos For more information about Illinois Medical Card orthodontic coverage visit Public Aid Braces or Medicaid Orthodontist Illinois websites.
For information on Medicaid orthodontic braces coverage in Indiana visit Indiana Medicaid Braces.
For information on Medicaid orthodontic braces coverage in Wisconsin visit Wisconsin Medicaid Braces