Backpacks, Binders, and Better Oral Health: Studies Highlight High Value of School-Based Dental Programs
Back to school means back to routines—and that includes students’ oral health care. In communities across the U.S., school-based dental programs reach underserved children with screenings, preventive care, and oral health education and supplies. This is essential care: By age 8, 52% of children have had a cavity in their baby teeth, and children from low-income families are twice as likely to have cavities. Children with poor oral health are more likely to miss school and have academic problems at school.
Better Vision, Better Learning: How We’re Supporting Children’s Eye Health & Safety
It’s National Children's Eye Health and Safety Month in August in the U.S., but in parts of Tanzania and Kenya, students have access to free vision screenings and prescription glasses every month provided by the SKYGEN International Foundation.
One Place. All the Answers. Introducing Our Pulse Resource Hub
Our annual Pulse research reports have become a cornerstone for healthcare leaders, specialty benefits stakeholders and industry partners alike—fueling decisions, shaping strategies, and driving meaningful change in the dental and vision insurance industry. The Pulse reports examine a broad range of topics from multiple perspectives, including healthcare consumers, providers and brokers.
Power of Partnership: MetLife Transforms Its Dental Provider Digital Experience & Credentialing with SKYGEN
From the start, SKYGEN’s Dental Hub was built to connect the dots in dental care delivery—and now, MetLife sees the vision too. Through a strategic collaboration with SKYGEN, the health benefits leader will incorporate SKYGEN’s Dental Hub into its dental provider experience.
A Vision That Lasts: SKYGEN International Foundation Celebrates 7 Years of Testing Eyes and Changing Lives
This year the SKYGEN International Foundation celebrates its 7th anniversary with some big milestones: Our 314,000th vision test provided in Tanzania and Kenya; the 92,000th pair of glasses given; oral health education that’s reached 517,650 people, and the 383,000th toothcare kit given.
2026 Pulse Report: Broker Perspectives
Discover emerging trends, evolving needs, and opportunities with the 2026 SKYGEN Pulse Report.
Powering Transformation Awards Spotlight Forward-Thinking Industry Leaders at SKYGEN’s Annual TRANSFORM25
Specialty benefits trailblazers celebrated for driving innovation, efficiency and better care through strategic partnership and next-generation digital solutions
The Communication Cure: How Better Payer-Provider Coordination Can Improve Patient Experiences
At the heart of every successful relationship – in business and in life – is an essential ingredient: communication. For health plans and providers, effective communication makes all the difference in building trust. When it doesn’t happen or it happens too late, they often find themselves with frustrated members/patients on their hands.
Ready to Shift? 90% of Providers Are Interested in Value-Based Care
Adoption of value-based care (VBC) models is growing in U.S healthcare, and the dental industry may be doing more than simply keeping pace. According to a 2024 HealthScape report, within the next two to five years, 100% of the payers with more than five million members and 35% of payers with less than five million members plan to implement VBC.
What’s Trending In the News: From Uncertainty Comes Innovation
Navigating uncertainty has become a top challenge this year for both government and commercial payers. Take for example, mixed messages about Medicaid: Federal funding may or may not be reduced, which could lead to increased utilization, lower profitability, or compliance issues. For commercial dental and vision plans, slowing economic growth and ongoing inflation may result in changes in plan membership. All payers need to prepare for what’s next, but bottom line, it’s difficult to respond in an unpredictable environment.
Brushing Up on Community Care: Our Smile-Worthy Partnership with TeamSmile
For many kids, the unknowns associated with a trip to the dentist can be scary. Too many children in underserved communities don't even get the chance to face that fear. TeamSmile understands that having a hero by your side makes all the difference.
Crossing Paths with Those in Need: Providing Vision Tests for the Maasai
Many of the people the SKYGEN International Foundation serves in northern Tanzania are subsistence farmers, but during our most recent trip we had the good fortune to cross paths with the Maasai, a semi-nomadic ethnic group that follows seasonal rainfall in search of grazing lands for their cattle. The Maasai are known for their bright red robes, though many integrate this traditional dress with Western clothes.