By Adam Smeltz
Yet that’s not so simple after two years without a dental appointment, said Mr. Scott, 64, of the Carrick area. A Marine Corps veteran who served in the Vietnam War era, he ranks among thousands of Pennsylvanians whose federal veteran benefits fall short of complete health insurance.
Now nonprofits are using the state Medicaid expansion to help plug that and similar gaps, pushing to enroll around 20,000 uninsured Pennsylvania veterans and many others who lack comprehensive federal coverage. Gov. Tom Wolf expanded the assistance program in April, when he granted eligibility to as many as 600,000 additional residents under the federal Affordable Care Act.
“The VA is good. But they don’t serve all of my needs for me,” Mr. Scott said about the Department of Veterans Affairs, which cares for more than 8.7 million veterans a year nationwide. “I have a pet peeve about teeth. I like to keep my appearance up.”
He braved a rainstorm Tuesday morning to explore what Medicaid might hold for him, arriving early at an enrollment session at Veterans Place of Washington Boulevard. The 
national Enroll America group has co-hosted at least five gatherings since June at the Larimer center, an assistance hub for homeless and troubled veterans.
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