States are scrambling to cap or cut dental benefits to save $ after the GOP passed sweeping Medicaid cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill. History shows us these cuts are “a false financial trade-off," @farrellbrenner.bsky.social reports. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/the-cos...

My latest for @talkingpointsmemo.com 🦷 HR1's $1 trillion cut to Medicaid are trickling down to states, and dental benefits are often the first to go. If that sounds familiar, it's because many states already tried that after the 2008 financial crisis — and ended up spending more money.

I'm back on tooth watch for @talkingpointsmemo.com 🦷 This story a case-in-point for how policy and internet conspiracy theories converge to change health behavior — like how people interact with basic preventative dental care.

MAHA's fearmongering about water fluoridation is prompting people to reject topical fluoride at the dentist + fluoridated toothpaste, too. This is pushing us towards “an impending oral health crisis," healthcare professionals tell @farrellbrenner.bsky.social talkingpointsmemo.com/news/how-rfk...

My first for @talkingpointsmemo.com is out today 📰 The enhanced premium tax credits are no longer in the federal budget, but we will be paying for them in other ways in the long run.

This collab with @zhangela.bsky.social (our first for @kffhealthnews.org) was like trying to get to the heart of a never-ending artichoke. The more we peeled away, the more gaps we found in a patchwork, disjointed, underfunded oral healthcare system.