Expanded Medicaid Dental Benefits Are Working, but Statistics Show Oral Health Access in Rural Communities Is Lacking
Source
Kansas City Magazine
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Date
Oct 26, 2025
Summary
Discusses the impact of the expansion of Medicaid dental benefits on the oral health of Missouri residents. Notes that areas with dental workforce shortages are less likely to feel the positive impact of increases in reimbursement rates.
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Access
· Dental workforce
· Health disparities
· Health workforce supply and demand
· Medicaid
· Oral health
· Reimbursement and payment models
· Statistics and data
· Missouri