There are 14 states where Medicaid fee-for-service reimbursement as a percentage of average dentist charges for child dental services is at least 50% in 2024, up from 13 states in 2022.
In 2022, there were six states that had a reimbursement rate under 30%, compared to three states in 2024, according to data from the American Dental Association.
Delaware had the highest reimbursement percentage in 2022 and 2024, surpassing 78% in both years.
The organization created a weighted average index across 14 different procedures and compared the Medicaid fee-for-service reimbursement amount to the average dentist charges.
Here is the Medicaid fee-for-service reimbursement as a percentage of dentist charges for child dental services in every state and Washington, D.C., in 2022 and 2024:
Alabama
2022: 50.8%
2024: 46.4%
Alaska
2022: 56.3%
2024: 51.9%
Arizona
2022: 45%
2024: 40.8%
Arkansas
2022: 51.8%
2024: 36.1%
California
2022: 39.7%
2024: 36.9%
Colorado
2022: 48.1%
2024: 45%
Connecticut
2022: 50.5%
2024: 47%
Delaware
2022: 78.9%
2024: 80.1%
District of Columbia
2022: 51.6%
2024: 47.8%
Florida
2022: 24.6%
2024: 22.2%
Georgia
2022: 43.8%
2024: 39.8%
Hawaii
2022: 39.8%
2024: 49.7%
Idaho
2022: 33.4%
2024: 34.7%
Illinois
2022: 24.4%
2024: 23.9%
Indiana
2022: 45.2%
2024: 49.7%
Iowa
2022: 34.3%
2024: 31.1%
Kansas
2022: 39.2%
2024: 35.3%
Kentucky
2022: 47.8%
2024: 43.3%
Louisiana
2022: 48%
2024: 59.1%
Maine
2022: 47.9%
2024: 47%
Maryland
2022: 49.9%
2024: 47.2%
Massachusetts
2022: 48.2%
2024: 44.6%
Michigan
2022: 28.4%
2024: 52%
Minnesota
2022: 35.8%
2024: 32.3%
Mississippi
2022: 54%
2024: 50.9%
Missouri
2022: 33.4%
2024: 59.3%
Montana
2022: 52.5%
2024: 51.3%
Nebraska
2022: 41.3%
2024: 37.7%
Nevada
2022: 35.8%
2024: 34.2%
New Hampshire
2022: 39.5%
2024: 42%
New Jersey
2022: 54.3%
2024: 50%
New Mexico
2022: 36.3%
2024: 34.7%
New York
2022: 37.2%
2024: 34%
North Carolina
2022: 37.7%
2024: 34.3%
North Dakota
2022: 57.7%
2024: 55.3%
Ohio
2022: 30.1%
2024: 53.3%
Oklahoma
2022: 39.5%
2024: 38%
Oregon
2022: 29.9%
2024: 26.9%
Pennsylvania
2022: 33.1%
2024: 30.9%
Rhode Island
2022: 24.8%
2024: 40.2%
South Carolina
2022: 47.4%
2024: 47.2%
South Dakota
2022: 50.8%
2024: 64.6%
Tennessee
2022: 46.8%
2024: 41.8%
Texas
2022: 46.3%
2024: 42.1%
Utah
2022: 47.7%
2024: 42.8%
Vermont
2022: 45.8%
2024: 57.6%
Virginia
2022: 50.2%
2024: 46.2%
Washington
2022: 25.7%
2024: 30.7%
West Virginia
2022: 61%
2024: 56.8%
Wisconsin
2022: 33.3%
2024: 30.7%
Wyoming
2022: 46.5%
2024: 52%