Dental providers warn cuts to Prop 56 and Medi‑Cal dental will push patients into ERs and shrink access Dental clinics and pediatric dental advocates told lawmakers rescinding Prop 56 supplemental dental payments and reducing adult dental benefits will force providers out of Medi‑Cal, increase ER visits, and produce higher longer‑term costs. LAO noted the Prop 56 revenue base has declined and the department must submit a federal analysis for any rate reductions.

Cuts to Medi-Cal dental funding could force vulnerable patients into emergency rooms, reversing years of progress in access to care.

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