Higher Medicaid payments to dentists associated with increased rate of dental care among children
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 - 16:00
in Health & Medicine
Children and adolescents from states that had higher Medicaid payment levels to dentists between 2000 and 2008 were more likely to receive dental care, although children covered by Medicaid received dental care less often than children with private insurance, according to a study in the July 13 issue of JAMA.