Access to Dental Care in Medicaid: Spotlight on Nonelderly Adults
Issue Brief
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Ibid.
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Pub. L. 111-148, 124 Stat. 782 (2010) § 1302(b)(1) (codified at 42 U.S.C. § 18022(b)(1)) - Essential health benefits requirements
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Ibid.
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Andrew Snyder and Keerti Kanchinadam, Adult Dental Benefits in Medicaid: Recent Experiences from Seven States (Washington, DC: National Academy for State Health Policy, July 2015), http://www.nashp.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Adult-Dental-Benefits-in-Medicaid-Recent-Experiences-from-Seven-States.pdf.
