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What's
New Archive 2004
December
COHI President on "Spending That Saves Money" in
the Hartford Courant. Read the letter here.
"A new study by COHI confirms the state's unmet oral health care needs." Read the report here.
November
COHI joins coalition supporting adequate funding of the SAGA
program and real access to health care for our poorest residents.
Read our letter here.
"Four years after the state is sued for not providing dental care for children on Medicaid, little has changed." Click here to read more about it in the Hartford Advocate.
October
Governor To Release Over $2 Million in State Bond Funds to
Improve Access to Dental Care in 11 Communities. Click here
to get details.
September
HUSKY and Medicaid Eligibility Hearings
August
Medicaid Carve-Out
Update
June
More State Budget
Success – HUSKY Co-Pay Repeals and Refunds
Congressional
Briefing Spotlights Oral Health Racial
Disparities
According
to a new report, nearly 82 million people
-- one-third of the U.S, population younger
than 65 -- lacked health insurance at
some point during the past two years.
For the full Families USA report, go
to:http://www.familiesusa.org
March
COHI 2004 Legislative Session Alert
New direct link to state's Oral Health Unit. Choose "Oral Health Fact Sheets" and read the informative new publication, "Facts About the Relationship between Medical Disease and Oral Disease.
The Connecticut State Dental Association is holding a Golf Tournament to benefit COHI and Oral Access for ALL in Connecticut
COHI and the oral health advocacy message goes Statewide and Bilingual on WTNH Channel 8
February
Connecticut Post Understands Oral Health
COHI's testimony to the state legislature opposing oral health cuts
COHI addresses the Governor's Proposed Dental Cuts in the Hartford Courant
National Report Faults Connecticut For Approach To Cutting Children’s Health Services
Budget Update: Success for Oral Health Advocates!
The state budget and implementing legislation were overwhelmingly approved by both houses by veto-proof margins. The budget eliminates proposed cuts to adult oral health care. It protects EPSDT standards. It repeals the proposed cuts to HUSKY including: reduced benefits; new premiums for HUSKY A; and increased co-payments for HUSKY A families. The budget repeals the existing $1.50 co-payment on prescription drugs and $2.00 co-payment on medical services for adults in HUSKY A and Medicaid effective July 1, 2004.
The implementing legislation also prohibits the state from seeking to block grant (cap) Medicaid funds in exchange for more flexibility in who it provides services to and what benefits it will offer. THANKS TO ALL HEALTH CARE ADVOCATES FOR THE GREAT HARD WORK!
"COHI
addresses the legislature on Medicaid and HUSKY cuts"April
2004 - Hartford Courant: "Teen Stuck In State Shelters" story
profiles 17-year-old girl in pain who has been waiting two months
for a dental appointment that has yet to come. For more information
contact us at info@ctoralhealth.org.
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