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Texas considers drastic cuts to kids' dental programs
By Donna Domino
Texas legislators are considering a range of cuts to children's dental programs as they grapple with a $9.9 billion budget deficit, and the Children's Health Insurance Program could be on the chopping block.
September 16, 2010
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1099 tax-reporting measure a go despite efforts to stop it
September 15, 2010
Report: Many W.Va. kids don't get dental care
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
More than 43% of the children seen during the first year of a university program in West Virginia that offers free dental care at schools had untreated dental decay, according to a report by West Virginia Public Broadcasting.
September 6, 2010
Study:1 in 4 Calif. kids have never seen a dentist
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Nearly 25% of California children have never seen a dentist and disparities exist across race, ethnicity, and type of insurance when it comes to the duration between dental care visits, according to a new study.
July 6, 2010
New York FQHC selects Allscripts EHR system
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Community Medical and Dental Care, a federally qualified health center (FQHC) in New York, has selected the Allscripts Health Center Solution for its 30 multispecialty physicians.
May 12, 2010
Ariz. saves KidsCare and adult Medicaid benefits
By Kathy Kincade
The U.S. healthcare reform bill is being credited with Arizona's decision last week to restore Medicaid benefits for 310,000 adults and reauthorize the state's Children's Health Insurance Program, which provides medical and dental coverage to 38,000 low-income children.
May 9, 2010
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Texas mulls cuts in kid's insurance
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has recommended a 1% cut in reimbursement for providers under the Children's Health Insurance Program, according to the Dallas Morning News.
May 9, 2010
U.S. government announces Oral Health Initiative 2010
By Mary Otto
Dentists, hygienists, administrators, and advocates attending the National Oral Health Conference this week welcomed the news that the U.S. government is putting more emphasis on -- and, potentially, more money into -- improving oral care across the country.
April 29, 2010
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Pew urges U.S. Congress to fund dental programs
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Pew Center on the States is urging U.S. congressional leaders to fund dental care measures in the new Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
April 27, 2010
OHA: Healthcare reform halts dental Medicaid cuts
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The healthcare reform bill that U.S. President Barack Obama signed into law March 23 will stop further cuts to adult dental Medicaid benefits, according to Oral Health America (OHA).
March 28, 2010
ADEA applauds passage of healthcare reform
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The American Dental Education Association (ADEA) said it applauds the healthcare reform legislation signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23.
March 24, 2010
Ariz. axes Medicaid benefits for low-income kids
By Kathy Kincade
Arizona has become the first state in the U.S. to eliminate its Children's Health Insurance Program. The state's 2010 budget, signed by Gov. Jan Brewer on March 18, shuts down KidsCare, which provides medical and dental coverage to 38,000 low-income children.
March 18, 2010
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