Study Data from University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Update Knowledge of Cleft Lip and Palate (Disparities In Insurance Coverage of Cleft Lip and Palate: a Comparative Analysis of State Healthcare Policies and Legal Frameworks): Mouth Diseases and Conditions – Cleft Lip and Palate

2025 JUL 21 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Health Policy and Law Daily -- Research findings on Mouth Diseases and Conditions - Cleft Lip and Palate are discussed in a new report. According to news reporting out of Los Angeles, California, by NewsRx editors, research stated, “Nonsyndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate (CL/P) is a prevalent congenital anomaly worldwide that poses significant health challenges. Currently, the United States lacks a unified approach to CL/P coverage.”

Financial support for this research came from UCLA Law’s Assistant Dean for Graduate Studies and Professional Programs, Jason Fiske.

Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), “This article explores the U.S. medical-legal framework surrounding CL/P, identified via the PubMed, Google Scholar, Lexis, and Westlaw databases. It examines the Affordable Care Act, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, and state-level variations in CL/P coverage.”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “The findings suggest a need for legal reform to ensure equitable access for patients with CL/P across the United States.”

This research has been peer-reviewed.

For more information on this research see: Disparities In Insurance Coverage of Cleft Lip and Palate: a Comparative Analysis of State Healthcare Policies and Legal Frameworks. The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, 2025. The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal can be contacted at: Sage Publications Inc, 2455 Teller Rd, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320, USA.

Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting Wayne Ozaki, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 200 Med Plaza, Suite 460, Los Angeles, CA 90095, United States. Additional authors for this research include Yasmine Ibrahim and Sumun Khetpal.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1177/10556656251351437. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.

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