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Medicaid and CHIP
The ADA works closely with lawmakers, regulators, and others to help mend the tattered dental safety net. This includes reforming parts of the Medicaid program, which is the largest source of funding for medical and other health-related services for people with low income in the United States.
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Priorities
The Association's priorities are based on the major policies and positions (PDF) (Members Only) adopted by the ADA House of Delegates.
- Maintaining the federal requirement for states to cover dental services under the Medicaid Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT) program.
- Requiring states to cover dental services for Medicaid-eligible adults, and exempt all preventive dental services from cost-sharing requirements.
- Preserving the federal financing role in the Medicaid program and update the federal matching formula to address economic changes.
- Enhancing the federal Medicaid matching rate to 90/10 for dental care.
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In Congress
The Association's positions are based on the major policies and positions (PDF) (Members Only) adopted by the ADA House of Delegates.
- September 18, 2017—Coalition letter (PDF) urging Senate leaders to reject proposed changes to the Medicaid program in the health care reform proposal offered by Sens. Lindsay Graham and Bill Cassidy.
- July 17, 2017—Letter (PDF) urging members of the United States Senate to reject drastic reductions to the Medicaid program when considering health care reform legislation in the 115th Congress.
- June 9, 2017—Coalition letter (PDF) urging members of the Senate Finance Committee and the Senate Budget Committee to protect access to dental services in Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) when considering health care reform legislation in the 115th Congress.
- February 27, 2017—Coalition letter (PDF) urging members of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce to protect and enhance dental coverage in Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) when considering health care reform legislation in the 115th Congress.
- February 27, 2017—Coalition letter (PDF) urging members of the Senate Finance Committee to protect and enhance dental coverage in Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) when considering health care reform legislation in the 115th Congress.
- January 11, 2017—Letter (PDF) urging House leaders to protect and enhance dental coverage in Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) when considering health care reform legislation in the 115th Congress.
- January 11, 2017—Letter (PDF) urging Senate leaders to protect and enhance dental coverage in Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) when considering health care reform legislation in the 115th Congress.
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Last Updated: August 21, 2018