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Washington Children & Young Adults could lose access To Dental Services
No changes in reimbursement rates for Pediatric Dentist’s In 26 years
It’s no secret that costs have increased over the years and with the period of inflation we are living through, it's safe to assume we will see more rising costs before we see cheaper ones. With the cost of rent, groceries, gas and other necessities swiftly rising in cost, it’s not a mystery that healthcare costs are also rising and they have definitely changed since 1995.
Low-income children and adults are subject to different dental safety nets. States are required to provide dental benefits to children, who are covered by Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
However, one thing that remains steadily the same since 1995 , the payout from state insurance agencies to dentistry offices around Washington State and many others.
The state's inability to raise the reimbursement payout has left offices like Storybook Dental in Camas Washington and others in the surrounding areas to consider the hard decision of discontinuing their acceptance of medicaid otherwise known as state insurance. Some local clinics within Clark ,King and Cowlitz counties have already begun phasing out medicaid patients only accepting ABCD…