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New U.S. bill extends CHIP funding for 10 years
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Long-term funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) was extended for 10 years in the U.S. government budget bill signed by President Donald Trump on February 9.
February 8, 2018
6-year funding approved for CHIP
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Long-term funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) was included in the short-term U.S. government funding bill signed by President Donald Trump on January 22.
January 22, 2018
CHIP gets temporary funding
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The U.S. Congress passed a short-term spending bill on December 21 that provides temporary funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
December 21, 2017
CHIP not included in U.S. government funding bill
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) was not included in a stopgap resolution that keeps the U.S. government funded until December 22, 2017.
December 10, 2017
U.S. House resolution may provide stopgap CHIP funding
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A U.S. House of Representatives resolution introduced on December 4 may provide short-term funding to keep both the U.S. government and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) operating.
December 4, 2017
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Week in Review: Blood pressure guidelines; plus Texas reimbursement and stress changes
By Tony Edwards
November 30, 2017
5 takeaways about oral health in Texas
By Theresa Pablos
Texas policymakers, researchers, and public health stakeholders met virtually on November 16 to discuss oral health in the Lone Star State. Topics ranged from a record number of kids with public insurance visiting the dentist to a 1993 lawsuit that transformed reimbursement rates.
November 30, 2017
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Record dental care coverage, dentist visits for U.S. kids
By Theresa Pablos
More children than ever before are visiting the dentist, and that could be because 90% of children in the U.S. have dental benefit coverage. These record statistics are just the latest in a long trend that show federal dental health policy may be having a real impact.
November 8, 2017
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U.S. House passes CHIP funding
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill to reauthorize funding of the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
November 2, 2017
New U.S. bill would remove Medicare prescription rule
By Tony Edwards
A bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on October 31 would remove the mandate for dentists to become a Medicare provider for their patient's prescriptions to be reimbursed by Medicare Part D. This bill would theoretically allow older Americans a wider range of dentists to choose from.
November 1, 2017
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CHIP funding in question as deadline passes without vote
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The September 30 deadline for the renewal of funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) has passed with no action taken by U.S. legislators.
October 1, 2017
Another bill to repeal, replace Obamacare has failed
By Theresa Pablos
The latest attempt to repeal and replace the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare, will not be put to a vote, U.S. Senate Republicans said on September 26. The Graham-Cassidy bill would have changed the way state Medicaid programs are funded, which could have affected recent advances made in improving pediatric dental utilization.
September 26, 2017
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