Disappearing dentists: For low-income Nebraskans, long drives, long lines, little help
“Each year, fewer dentists can afford to treat Nebraska’s Medicaid patients. In the past five years, the number of dental providers treating Medicaid-eligible patients nosedived 37%. The problem is severe in western Nebraska. Only two dozen dentists west of Kearney have been paid for treating a Medicaid patient this year. Forty-three Nebraska counties, many in the state’s western half, have zero dentists helping low-income Nebraskans”