Medi-Cal’s Dental Care Gap: Getting a Tooth Pulled Is Easy — Much Harder To Get an Implant By Molly Castle Work August 9, 2024

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/medicaid-dental-care-gap-implants-california/?utm_campaign=KHN%20-%20Weekly%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-95hRGfo11NI_TO9I2YxFdBdndp-LTqagM3wT7Vz2Hk2yHHcgrzRviPdaQ5DqmMqxtXxWuZFkOnK8gCp3Ce3bBe5P8kdw&_hsmi=319436113&utm_content=319436113&utm_source=hs_email Medi-Cal’s Dental Care Gap: Getting a Tooth Pulled Is Easy — Much Harder To Get an Implant By Molly Castle Work California is among a growing number of states that offer dental benefits to low-income residents, but some lawmakers want the state to go further by covering more cleanings and costlier implants. Dentists and health experts worry the approach doesn’t address the root of the problem: Many providers don’t accept Medicaid.