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University of Utah dental program expands Medicaid adult coverage; pediatric and pregnant populations moving in 2026
Summary
University of Utah dental leaders and Medicaid officials described a statewide associated‑provider Medicaid dental program that expanded adult coverage April 1, 2025; pediatric and pregnant beneficiaries are slated to transition into the program July 1, 2026.
Dr. James Becker of the University of Utah School of Dentistry and Jennifer Strohecker, state Medicaid director, updated the committee on a statewide Medicaid dental program run through the university’s associated‑provider model.
The university and DHHS described a phased expansion that began in 2017 (benefits for blind and disabled), added substance use disorder groups in 2019 and elderly adults in 2020, and expanded to all adults on April 1, 2025 after a CMS waiver was signed in January 2025. The associated‑provider model allows private dentists…
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