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Phil AmmannMarch 10, 2015

On Tuesday, a Florida House panel killed a bill attempting to overhaul the Florida Medicaid program that provides dental care for children. With a 6-to-6 tie, the House Health Innovation Subcommittee shelved HB 601, filed by Tequesta Republican Rep. MaryLynn Magar. In the state’s new Medicaid managed-care structure, HMOs and other plans are responsible for offering […]

Guest AuthorFebruary 19, 2014

It is well known that Florida has difficult challenges in delivering oral-health services to low-income children. Yet progress is being made. Florida’s prepaid “carved out” dental-health plans are able to maximize dollars received from the state and boost provider participation in their networks. They are directly accountable to the state government. This progress will be […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 8, 2014

The Florida Association of Health Plans (FAHP), which represents billion-dollar HMOs, is pulling a bait-and-switch on the health of Florida’s most vulnerable children. They oppose important legislation designed to protect the oral health of underserved kids. At issue is roughly $200 million annually in taxpayer dollars that today provide care to kids through the “carved-out” […]

Tag: dental care

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