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Medicaid: A Prime Driver Behind the Nation’s Opioid Epidemic
On January 17, 2018, the US Senate’s Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs...
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Healthcare Coalition Asks Senate to Continue Medicaid Support
As the federal government debates healthcare and the budget, the Partnership for Medicaid has...
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Medicaid Expansion Yields Mixed Results for Dental Visits
Dental coverage for adults is an optional benefit under Medicaid, offered by about half...
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Most Children on Medicaid Lack Dental Services
As tooth decay grows among pediatric populations, access to dental care remains challenging. The...
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Dental Coverage for Medicaid Patients Won’t Eliminate Emergency Room Visits
More than 2 percent of emergency room visits could be easily avoided. That’s because...
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Eliminating Medicaid Doesn’t Save Money Over Time
Scrapping adult dental coverage under Medicaid may not save as much money as anticipated,...
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Audit of Massachusetts Medicaid Program Reveals Questionable Claims
Dental providers in Massachusetts may have made some faulty Medicaid claims. A state audit...
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New Jersey Dental Group Defrauds Medicaid
A New Jersey dental company allegedly defrauded Medicaid out of more than $181,000. The...
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Children on Medicaid Don’t Receive Necessary Dental Care
Only one out of three children on Medicaid receive dental care each year. The...
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Medicaid Fraud Busters Look to Prevent Repeat Occurrences
Texas will try to make sure some dentists and orthodontists don’t try to pull...