Many Pennsylvania Children on Medicaid Lack Adequate Dental Care, According to Pennsylvania Medicaid Policy Center Report
PITTSBURGH, June 10 – Despite program improvements, a significant number of children in Pennsylvania covered by Medicaid did not receive basic dental health services that could help prevent serious medical problems, according to a report published online today by the Pennsylvania Medicaid Policy Center (PMPC) at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health.The report found that the majority of children on Medical Assistance are enrolled in managed care, but only 42.8 percent of