Bram Sable-Smith - KHN

Oklahoma has enrolled over 210,000 newly eligible people in Medicaid, while Missouri has enrolled fewer than 20,000.The difference comes down to the approaches taken by the two states.

An estimated 275,000 Missouri adults can get dental insurance now as the state has expanded who is eligible for Medicaid. But with so few dentists participating in the program, the state’s already-backlogged dental clinics are facing a glut of new clients.