The ADA updated Medicaid reimbursement data for dental care services to reflect 2024 information in October.
Delaware has the highest reimbursement percentage at 80.1%, while Florida has the lowest percentage at 22.2%
The organization created a weighted average index across 14 different procedures and compared the Medicaid fee-for-service reimbursement amount to the average dentist charges.
Here is the Medicaid fee-for-service reimbursement as a percentage of dentist charges for child dental services in every state and Washington, D.C.:
Alabama: 46.4%
Alaska: 51.9%
Arizona: 40.8%
Arkansas: 36.1%
California: 36.9%
Colorado: 45%
Connecticut: 47%
Delaware: 80.1%
District of Columbia: 47.8%
Florida: 22.2%
Georgia: 39.8%
Hawaii: 49.7%
Idaho: 34.7%
Illinois: 23.9%
Indiana: 49.7%
Iowa: 31.1%
Kansas: 35.3%
Kentucky: 43.3%
Louisiana: 59.1%
Maine: 47%
Maryland: 47.2%
Massachusetts: 44.6%
Michigan: 52%
Minnesota: 32.3%
Mississippi: 50.9%
Missouri: 59.3%
Montana: 51.3%
Nebraska: 37.7%
Nevada: 34.2%
New Hampshire: 42%
New Jersey: 50%
New Mexico: 34.7%
New York: 34%
North Carolina: 34.3%
North Dakota: 55.3%
Ohio: 53.3%
Oklahoma: 38%
Oregon: 26.9%
Pennsylvania: 30.9%
Rhode Island: 40.2%
South Carolina: 47.2%
South Dakota: 64.6%
Tennessee: 41.8%
Texas: 42.1%
Utah: 42.8%
Vermont: 57.6%
Virginia: 46.2%
Washington: 30.7%
West Virginia: 56.8%
Wisconsin: 30.7%
Wyoming: 52%