States that provide Medicaid adult dental care still have high rates of dental patients who show up at hospital emergency departments, particularly in urban underserved areas, according to a study released this week. The study — by researchers at Stanford University, UC-San Francisco, Truven Health Analytics and the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality — was published in the August issue of Health Affairs.
Researchers said a dearth of dental providers who accept Medicaid patients, particularly in those urban underserved areas, has limited the effectiveness of Medicaid dental coverage in states that provide it. Read more.
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