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Posted On: June 29th 2026, 02:18 pm
Today's #medicaidmondays comes from PA's #CrowdTheCapitol on June 8th when dozen of directly impacted leaders, clergy, healthcare advocates, and anti-poverty organizers came together to push for the passage of HB 583 and SB 860, legislation that would restore critical Adult Dental Benefits to Medicaid after major cuts were made in 2011. Both bills are stalled in the Senate Health and Human Services Committee.
Medicaid in PA does not cover crowns and caps, root canals, or gum treatments, without both prior authorization and a “Benefit Limit Exception” (BLE) a burdensome and restrictive process of application that results in further delays to necessary care.
BLEs are granted only when the situation is life-threatening. Additionally, only one set of full or partial dentures is covered per lifetime.
Since the benefit was cut in 2011, spending on emergency department visits for dental issues has increased by more than 60%, reaching more than $35 million annually.
The chant "We're Rural, We're Urban, We're Working Class, When We Get Organized, The System Won't Last" comes from Ben F. and is increasingly used across the Nonviolent Medicaid Army to demonstrate one of our key principles: change comes from below, not from above and we must unite across all lines of division including the urban/rural divide!
#weneedourteeth
#fightpovertynotthepoor
#UniteThePoor
#HealthcareIsAHumanRight
#MedicaidCutsEqualsDeath
Medicaid in PA does not cover crowns and caps, root canals, or gum treatments, without both prior authorization and a “Benefit Limit Exception” (BLE) a burdensome and restrictive process of application that results in further delays to necessary care.
BLEs are granted only when the situation is life-threatening. Additionally, only one set of full or partial dentures is covered per lifetime.
Since the benefit was cut in 2011, spending on emergency department visits for dental issues has increased by more than 60%, reaching more than $35 million annually.
The chant "We're Rural, We're Urban, We're Working Class, When We Get Organized, The System Won't Last" comes from Ben F. and is increasingly used across the Nonviolent Medicaid Army to demonstrate one of our key principles: change comes from below, not from above and we must unite across all lines of division including the urban/rural divide!
#weneedourteeth
#fightpovertynotthepoor
#UniteThePoor
#HealthcareIsAHumanRight
#MedicaidCutsEqualsDeath
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