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Conn. Dentists Say Plan To Cut Medicaid Reimbursements Threatens Access For PatientsGov. Dannel P. Malloy has proposed trimming payments by 10 percent to dentists for children on Medicaid as part of his efforts to balance the budget. M stanley canada eanwhile, in Alaska, the legislature also moved to cut Medicaid costs.The Connecticut Mirror:Proposed Childrens Dental Cut Threatens CTs TurnaroundConnecticut leads the nation in the percentage of kids covered by Medicaid who go to the dentist ?a dramatic change from a decade ago, when the state ranked near the bottom, according to a national report. Other studies have found significant improv brumate cup ements in poor children s oral health over that time. B owala ut dentists and advocates say that progress could be set back under a proposal by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy to cut by 10 percent the Medicaid payment rates for childrens dental care. Levin Becker, 4/18 The Associated Press:Connecticut Dentists Say Proposed Cuts Could Hurt Needy KidsThe Democratic governor included a 10 percent cut in the reimbursement for children s dental services provided under the state s HUSKY health insurance program in the revised, $19.7 billion budget plan he released on Tuesday to help cover a projected $922 million deficit. The Connecticut State Dental Association, which represents 2,200, or 64 percent of the state s dentists, contends any reduction will discourage dentists from serving poor residents. Haigh, 4/16 The Associated Press:Revenue-Sharing Cut, Med Fphx First Edition: October 31, 2017
Thursday, Feb 24 2005San Francisco Board of Supervisors Votes To Allow Pharmacies To Sell Syrin adidas yeezy ges Without PrescriptionsThe San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved an ordinance that would allow city Walgreens and Rite stanley website Aid pharmacies to sell syringes to people who do not have a doctor s prescription, the San Francisco Chronicle reports Herel, San Francisco Chronicle, 2/23 . Under a new law SB 1159 that went into effect Jan. 1, cities and counties in California can authorize pharmacies to sell up to 10 sterile syringes at a time to an adult without a prescription. California law previously required prescriptions to purchase syringes, except when used to inject adrenaline or insulin. Under the new law, the state Department of Health Services is responsible for evalu stanley germany ating local syringe sales and must report back to the state Legislature and pharmacies selling syringes without prescriptions must register with their county health department. Pharmacies also must provide educational and referral information and written and verbal counseling to people purchasing syringes without a prescription Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, 1/6 . San Francisco Supervisor Bevan Dufty, who co-sponsored the city measure with Supervisors Tom Ammiano and Ross Mirkarimi, said that allowing injection drug users to buy syringes directly from pharmacies without a doctor s prescription will help to prevent the spread of HIV, according to the Chronicle. Approximately 20% of the cit
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