Severe State Budget Shortfalls Trigger Medicaid Program Cuts
Severe State Budget Shortfalls Trigger Medicaid Program Cuts:
" The Fiscal Times reports that the recession and a 'shortage of pediatric dentists who accept Medicaid' may be contributing to an 15 percent increase in the 'number of cavities in children between the ages of two and five,' in the past 10 years. 'In addition, many states - the most recent being California - have dropped their coverage for parents, which is a factor in their child's dental visits. ... Under President Obama's health care reform bill, Medicaid will be expanded, allowing more children to be covered for dental services. Starting in 2014, health plans purchased through the state-run Health Benefit Exchange must also include pediatric oral care for dependents under 21' (Briody, 7/20)."
" The Fiscal Times reports that the recession and a 'shortage of pediatric dentists who accept Medicaid' may be contributing to an 15 percent increase in the 'number of cavities in children between the ages of two and five,' in the past 10 years. 'In addition, many states - the most recent being California - have dropped their coverage for parents, which is a factor in their child's dental visits. ... Under President Obama's health care reform bill, Medicaid will be expanded, allowing more children to be covered for dental services. Starting in 2014, health plans purchased through the state-run Health Benefit Exchange must also include pediatric oral care for dependents under 21' (Briody, 7/20)."
posted by FluorideNews at 7:24 AM
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