Dental Prof

Children Enrolled In Medicaid Have More Untreated Tooth Decay, Witnesses Say

Children covered under Medicaid receive considerably less dental care and have more untreated tooth decay than those who are privately insured, witnesses testified during a recent hearing held by the House Oversight and Government Reform Domestic Policy Subcommittee, CQ HealthBeat reports. According to CQ HealthBeat, a

GAO Estimates 6.5M Child Medicaid Beneficiaries Have Untreated Tooth Decay

An estimated 6.5 million U.S. children ages two through 18 who are enrolled in Medicaid have untreated tooth decay, according to a report released Wednesday by the Government Accountability Office, Reuters reports. For the report, GAO analyzed two national surveys.

Schwarzenegger Administration Plans To Appeal Judge’s Medi-Cal Ruling

The administration of California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) plans to appeal an appeals court ruling from earlier this week that temporarily halted a 10% reduction in Medi-Cal reimbursement rates to health care providers, the San Francisco Chronicle reports (Fernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 8/21).

Fewer Utah Dentists Accepting Medicaid Beneficiaries

Fewer dentists in Utah are accepting new Medicaid beneficiaries and some are refusing to accept Medicaid beneficiaries at all, the Salt Lake Tribune reports. According to a dental work force analysis released by the