Medicaid Cuts Put Adult Dental Care On the Chopping Block

A new article in Axios explains how dental care for millions of people in the US could be one of the first casualties if the federal Medicaid budget is cut by $880 billion. 

Fluoridated water could be on the chopping block in many communities, too. 

Melissa Burroughs, CareQuest Institute Public Policy Director, explains how these two policy changes could lead to more visits to the emergency department for dental care, increased health care costs, and worsened health outcomes. 

Read the full article on Axios here.