How does medicaid work? Do you really get good preventative health and dental?
Medicaid is a form of insurance.What this does is offer medical/dental insurance for those that don't have access to it. For some, if they are financially able, this means that they pay some sort of co-pay. For others, this means that they get their medical bills taken care of. The stickler is finding those that accept medicaid as a form of payment. Many private practices don't accept it, thus forcing people to seek other insurance. In our area, there is only one private practicing dentist that accepts it, and the only other place is the dental facility connected with our public clinic. This means that someone on medicaid needing dental care may have to wait for up to a year for an appointment. And God help you if you can't make that appointment due to work, a medical emergency or some other conflict when the appointment comes around.Medicaid is government offered insurance. That is the sum of the parts. It is there for those that need it. And I can tell you that it does offer a very valid form of insurance for those that require it. I personally am thankful that it is there, because without it, many that I care for/work with would be without many of the things that they need for their care, as well as for the medications they need to live as normal of a life as possible. It covers medical visits, lab visits, medications, and such. What it covers, like any other insurnace plan, depends upon the plan the person has. Source(s): Experience – managed a CBRF for many years, as well as work currently with the physically/developmentally disabled. 4 years ago 1 person rated this as good thks