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You have coverage, but having care is a little different. For each of those features, do you have local providers who are willing to take on new patients and provide that care at the offered reimbursement rates? In much of CA, the answer is no.


Here's an example of the concept just today:

Fecteau’s story illustrates a common complaint by health-care advocates here: Dental insurance doesn’t mean access to care. Part of the problem: Washington has one of the nation’s lowest reimbursement rates for dental care provided through Medicaid..."

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/times-watchdog/wash...


For me in SF, it hasn't been an issue. We are PPO blue shield which everyone takes.


SF proper has Healthy SF public coverage as well.




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