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State holds hearing on audit that shows HMOs being overpaid millions for dental services
The Joint Legislative Audit Committee held a hearing on a recent audit that shows Medicaid patients enrolled in HMOs in Milwaukee, Waukesha, Racine and Kenosha counties have greater trouble accessing dental care than patients covered under a straight fee-for-service program in the other 68 counties of the state. Read a copy of WDA testimony and view the hearing presentation.

Letters to legislators from BadgerCare Plus recipients
Many BadgerCare Plus recipients are confused and frustrated by the new program. If you're one of these patients, tell your local state representative(s). The WDA has developed four letter templates for you to customize and send to your legislators as another way to show them how a system that was supposed to help all Wisconsin residents has, in some instances, actually hindered their ability to access care..

Why dentists don't cost-shift
Many advocacy groups, the state Department of Health Services (DHS) and state legislators have asked the WDA why dentists do not treat all people in need of dental care and cost-shift the losses on to private-sector patients as is done in medicine.

Dentists Do Serve & Make a Difference
Here are a few examples of how Wisconsin Dental Association dentists do serve their communities and make a difference by providing charitable dental care to children and adults facing barriers to care across Wisconsin.

Dental Medicaid PowerPoint
View a PowerPoint presentation highlighting the dental access issue from WDA member dentists’ perspective. The 17-slides include graphic photos of the substantial treatment needs of many low-income children and adult patients and documented, below-market reimbursement received by dental practices from the state’s MA program.

Donated Dental Services
The WDA Foundation's Donated Dental Services program is directed at people who are unable to afford needed dental care because of a limited income which is clearly linked to a permanent disability, chronic illness or advanced age (65 and older).

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