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ArticleJournal of the California Dental Association2026

Medicaid Dental Cuts and Emergency Department Utilization: Implications of the 2025 Budget Reconciliation Act.

Tumader Khouja, Russell Dunkel, Astha Singhal

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Article in Journal of the California Dental Association, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 authors.

Tumader KhoujaDepartment of Community Dentistry and Behavioral Science, University of Florida College of Dentistry, Gainesville, FL, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6042-4866
Russell DunkelWisconsin Department of Health Services, Madison, WI, USA.
Astha SinghalDepartment of Community Dentistry and Behavioral Science, University of Florida College of Dentistry, Gainesville, FL, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9191-6978

Funding

Oral Cancer Diagnosis and Outcomes: Role of Medicaid Dental Coverage and Dental Utilization R01DE035198 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI Astha Singhal · 2025 to 2026
$936k
An emergency department provider centered intervention for non-traumatic dental condition managementR00DE031723 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI Tumader Khouja · 2025 to 2026
$494k
Development of a provider centered intervention for Non-Traumatic Dental Condition management in the Emergency DepartmentK99DE031723 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI KHOUJA, TUMADER · 2023 to 2024
$201k
NIDCR NIH HHS K99 DE031723NIDCR NIH HHS R00 DE031723NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE035198
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Medicaid is crucial to U.S. Healthcare, providing dental benefits for children and optional adult coverage. Cutting adult benefits limits access to preventive care, leading to increased emergency visits for non-traumatic dental conditions. Description: The 2025 Budget Reconciliation Act (OBBBA) proposes major Medicaid changes, impacting access to care, including oral health. Expected cuts will increase uninsured rates and lead states to reduce adult dental benefits. These shifts will drive more emergency department visits and higher costs for non-traumatic dental conditions. Without sufficient dental coverage, millions risk preventable pain and financial hardship.

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Emergency departmentMedicaidnon-traumatic dental conditions

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PMID42699374
PMCPMC13544630

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