Medicaid dental benefits extended further

DENVER – Beginning Tuesday, eligible adult Medicaid recipients will have access to more dental services under a Medicaid benefit that became available April 1.

The new benefit provides Medicaid adults age 21 and older with access to up to $1,000 in dental services per state fiscal year, according to a release from the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing.

“A healthy mouth and health body go hand-in-hand,´ said Susan Birch, executive director of the department in a statement. “We have already heard from many of our clients how grateful they are since the initial benefit began in April. Having this…