For years, Iowa dentists have complained about the low rate of payment they receive from the Medicaid program.
When treating a Medicaid patient, dentists can typically expect to collect just 30 percent of what they’d normally receive for providing the same care to a privately insured patient. As a result, many Iowa dentists have capped the number of Medicaid patients they’ll see — assuming they see any at all.
Source: Editorial: Got Medicaid? Good luck with your teeth / The Des Moines Register