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Health is a human right. We mean this in a literal sense: The right to health is, after all, enshrined in the international human rights corpus, and every country (including our own!) has ratified at least one international human rights treaty recognizing this right....

"It is ridiculous that people don't have affordable access to dental care in this day and age." Boston.com readers want Massachusetts to vote yes on a major reform to the dental insurance industry. Question 2 on the ballot this election year is a measure that would...

Ballot Question 2 A yes vote would regulate dental insurance rates, including by requiring companies to spend at least 83 percent of premiums on member dental expenses and quality improvements instead of administrative expenses, and by making other changes to dental...

Forcing dental insurers to spend more of the premiums they collect on actual patient care would be a step in the right direction. Not many people like going to the dentist. There are the blindingly bright lights, the invasive metal tools, the odd tasting toothpaste —...

Ballot Question 2 asks voters to create a law regulating dental insurance plans in Massachusetts. A yes vote would require dental insurers to spend at least 83 percent of premiums on member dental expenses and quality improvements, and would also require dental...

The question pits dentists against insurers Voters in Massachusetts are being offered the chance this election to decide if dental insurance companies should spend a certain percentage of their monthly premiums on patient care, similar to rules already set up for...

Massachusetts ballot question 2 would implement new regulations on dental insurance companies, including a legal requirement that companies spend a minimum of 83% of premiums on patient care rather than on administrative expenses. Right now, there is no minimum. The...

Delta Dental has emerged as the main opponent to the ballot question Thirteen Massachusetts lawmakers declared their support Wednesday for the ballot question directing dental insurance companies to allocate 83% of premium revenue toward patient care. The Committee on...

  BOSTON, MA – This past Tuesday, the Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) dismissed the lawsuit filed by Delta Dental of Massachusetts to stop the printing of the RED BOOK "In Favor" Argument, supporting The Dental Ballot (Question 2). The SJC decision stated that Delta...