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Impact of a Smile

Iowa's Dental Medicaid Program is Falling Behind
In the last four years, ALL the states bordering Iowa made significant investments in their dental Medicaid programs.


Solution:
Align Iowa Dental Wellness Plan (DWP) rates
with Hawki rates to increase access to quality dental care
Dental Medicaid Rates Not Keeping Up With Costs



In the News
- Local kids get access to dental care, but Medicaid issue still concerning - The Daily Nonpareil 2/11/25
- Sioux Center dentist working to address child dental issues with special dental day - KTIV 1/24/25
- State of decay: No easy fix for Arkansas's dental health problems - Arkansas Times 1/1/25
- Dental patients are plagued by a growing shortage of Medicaid providers in rural Iowa - Iowa Public Radio 12/12/24
- Evaluation of the Iowa Health and Wellness Plan - University of Iowa 12/2/24
- Crisis throughout the state': Local Medicaid recipients struggle to find dental care- Telegraph Herald 1/10/24