There is no one-size-fits-all approach to Medicaid dental benefits, but the data demonstrates states can successfully increase access to care, lower costs, and improve health with managed care. For Louisiana, this means your taxpayer-funded Medicaid program focuses on managing the quality, use and cost of dental care so your neighbors in need can get essential oral health care. Since 2019, Louisiana has had two organizations managing Medicaid dental benefits and working to achieve these outcomes, but one organization has recently taken some heat from dental providers who treat Medicaid patient…