Medicaid coverage for adults in North Carolina: what would a reduction in funding mean?

Casey, M.W.

North Carolina Medical Journal 73(2): 120-123

2012


ISSN/ISBN: 0029-2559
PMID: 22860323
Document Number: 663607
States can achieve short-term cost savings through a reduction in Medicaid adult dental benefits. This article presents an overview of the long-term consequences of a population of disadvantaged adults faced with a greater oral disease burden and the effect of poorer oral health on systemic health and quality of life.

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