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Title: Eliminating Adult Dental Coverage in Medicaid: An Analysis of the Massachusetts Experience
Copyright Date: Sept. 2005
Pages: 28
Authors: Carol Pryor, The Access Project; Michael Monopoli, Delta Dental of Massachusetts
Description: Published by the Kaiser Family Foundation, this report examines the impact of the MassHealth dental coverage reductions. The report found that MassHealth enrollees faced major barriers to accessing dental care following the benefit cuts, many fewer enrollees received dental services, and many suffered from the effects of untreated oral disease and from toothlessness and its associated physical and social consequences. Others were living in constant pain to avoid losing teeth. In addition, the report found that savings to the state from eliminating the dental benefits were minimal compared to overall program costs.
Link: http://kff.org/medicaid/7378.cfm
Topics: Organizing, Policy, and Data | Oral Health