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Category Archives: Oral Health
Senate Budget Ups Some Health Funds
After two long days (and long nights), the Senate finalized their budget for Fiscal Year 2014 (which starts in July), and in doing so brought some good tidings for health in Massachusetts. Perhaps the greatest win was in oral health … Continue reading
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Senate Budget Debate Starts Wednesday – Here’s Our Amendment Recommendations
Tomorrow the state Senate will begin debating its version of the state budget for fiscal year 2014, which begins on July 1. Like the House budget did, the Senate Ways and Means version starts out with a strong commitment to … Continue reading
Your Task Today: Call Your Senator To Restore Oral Health Fillings
The Senate budget released yesterday is a mix of good and disappointing, of course. We’ll have a more detailed report, with all of our amendment recommendations, early next week. But for now we want to focus on the most glaring … Continue reading
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House Approves MassHealth Dental Fillings in Budget; Still Cuts MassHealth
It was hard to notice. But an obscure section in a the final, technical amendment during the House budget debate would allow over 800,000 low-income adults to receive dental fillings under the budget approved by the Massachusetts House of Representatives … Continue reading
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House Budget Debate: Call Now For MassHealth Dental Coverage and Staffing
This week starts the budget process in the state House of Representatives. For the next 3-4 days, the House will deal with some 888 amendments. The full budget and amendments are here. You can also download the “Amendment Book” which … Continue reading
Posted in budget, Health Disparities, MassHealth/Medicaid, Oral Health
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House Budget: Funds ACA, Cuts Dental, Cuts Public Health. But It’s Mostly About the Revenue.
It’s all about the revenue. Yesterday the House released its proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year. With the House counting on much less revenue than the Governor called for, they used two strategies to bring the budget into balance: … Continue reading
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Oral Health: Advocates Prepared to Make Them See RED
Tomorrow (Tuesday, April 9), advocates will convene at the State House in support of Restoring Essential Dental benefits to MassHealth. Oral health is full body health. So, why would Massachusetts – the state that pioneered universal healthcare for all residents … Continue reading
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Globe Spotlights Public Health Dental Hygienists
Today’s Boston Globe features a piece on the 31 licensed public health dental hygienists in the Commonwealth. Longtime readers of this blog know that oral health is inextricable for overall health. They also know that despite a large body of … Continue reading
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Mass Gets A “B” On Dental Sealants
The Pew Center recently released a report on dental sealants across the country, grading each state (and D.C.) on its performance in providing sealants. The grades failed to impress: only 5 states (Alaska, Maine, New Hampshire, North Dakota, and Wisconsin) … Continue reading
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HCFA Looks Ahead to 2013
Happy New Year from all of HCFA (see our staff picture above)! The year 2013 will be a critical year for health care in Massachusetts. State government will be making numerous decisions that will directly impact the availability, cost and … Continue reading
