re: Dental care with patients on Medicaid

Screw dental care.

Nobody in any medical profession wants to see Medicaid patients. They’re fricking feral and you’re paid shite dollars to deal with their bullshite, if they even show up to their appointment.

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Alabama is a vivid example of a national problem. Most state Medicaid programs pay dentists far less than private insurers do for the same service

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Think I found the problem

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Medicaid is a joint federal and state program, meaning it is jointly funded by both levels of government and administered by states. The federal government provides funding and sets broad guidelines, while each state runs its own program within those federal rules, leading to variations in eligibility, benefits

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I refused to go to any dentist that accepted Medicaid for the last two decades, because they are precisely the ones that push additional services to make it worth treating you.

But, even if you pay cash, for a kid it's $60 or so a visit. You have six months to save for that crushing burden. I can guarantee it's less than low income people spend on cigarettes, booze, Hulu, or a litany of other things in a month. That happens twice a year. Oh, the horror. Government should not be paying for it, period.

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We go to a dentist that accepts medicaid. I'm the only one of a lighter pigment in the waiting room. Last week, a routine cleaning, no X-rays, was $130.

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We go to a dentist that accepts medicaid. I'm the only one of a lighter pigment in the waiting room. Last week, a routine cleaning, no X-rays, was $130.

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"insurance" (around here) may pay $70 on a cleaning. then factor in the entitled hygienists who think they deserve $50/hour and Voila!, there's no incentive to accept any crappy insurance, including medicaid.

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Alabama has fewer dentists per capita than any other state except Arkansas

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The busiest person in Alabama is the Tooth Fairy.

I pay for a dental/vision policy but I usually only need 2 dental cleanings per year and one eye exam with new glasses. My neighbor gets Medicaid and has a lot of dental expenses due to a meth habit. The government has to pay a lot for her dental care and I think they should require that she stop using in order to have her dental visits covered.

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greatest country in the world and we can't make sure the children of this country have good dental care?

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be mad at the children’s parents for destroying their kids teeth with the shite they feed them off their EBT cards.

95% of the problems kids have with their teeth are all preventable.

Redirect your anger where it should be

My state's Medicaid program covers dental