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Fix Medi-Cal Dental Coverage: Half of California Kids Depend On It

By Jenny Kattlove | January 2013

TCPdental-issue_brief_thumbnail_4Medi-Cal’s dental program will soon provide dental services to about 50 percent of California’s children. Yet, the program has proven to be inadequate to meet their needs. This Issue Brief spotlights stories of children enrolled in Medi-Cal trying to access dental care. The Brief highlights the challenges facing Medi-Cal in providing dental care to children, examines the State’s efforts to address these problems, and provides an action plan to help the program serve its growing number of enrollees. 

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--To read more stories of families who have struggled to access needed dental care for their children, visit Meet the Children Behind the Issue.
--To read about TCP’s efforts to improve the oral health of California’s underserved children, please visit Dental Health Agenda for Children.

 

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Explaining Health Reform: Uses of Express Lane Strategies to Promote Participation in Coverage

By Beth Morrow | July 2011

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Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), millions of uninsured adults and children will gain eligibility for Medicaid or health coverage through new health insurance Exchanges beginning in 2014. The law calls upon states to develop simple and streamlined processes for establishing, verifying and updating eligibility for Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program and federal subsidies for Exchange coverage.

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