The high cost of being broke: Dental care
“Approximately 72 million Americans rely on Medicaid and CHIP for dental coverage, yet two-thirds of dentists do not accept either kind of coverage, according to the Pew Dental Campaign. Public health plans often have lower reimbursement rates than private insurers. And dentists who do accept Medicaid and CHIP often say their patient rolls are full — that they’re not accepting new patients.”