Here are six stories by Becker's covering Medicaid updates that have taken place since Aug. 11:
- Many dentists throughout Iowa are choosing not to treat patients on Medicaid because of low Medicaid reimbursement rates.
- A healthcare coalition filed a ballot measure for the November 2024 election that would permanently expand funding for California’s Medi-Cal program.
- Kentucky dentists are having trouble keeping up with increased demand after the state expanded Medicaid coverage to include dentures for adult patients. Pamela Sparks Stein, DMD, dean of the University of Pikeville (Ky.) College of Dental Medicine, also testified before a state legislative committee in support of increased Medicaid services.
- Medicaid patients in Indiana are finding it difficult to receive treatment amid a shortage of dentists and fewer dentists working under the state program.
- Nebraska legislators are working to raise Medicaid reimbursement rates for dentists again after a slight raise this year.