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HJ 636 Study; dentists' participation in Va. Medicaid and FAMIS Plan.

Introduced by: Mitchell Van Yahres | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Study; issues relating to dentists' participation in Virginia Medicaid and the Family Access to Medical Insurance Security (FAMIS) Plan. Requests the Department of Medical Assistance Services to convene a task force to study issues relating to dentists' participation in Virginia Medicaid and FAMIS. This resolution notes that the Surgeon General has acknowledged that "[t]ooth decay is the single most common childhood disease: 59 percent of children have decayed teeth, compared to 11 percent who have asthma and 8 percent who have hay fever." The resolution also states that the National Conference of State Legislatures reported that, in 2000, only 759 or 23 percent of the 3,239 dentists in active practice in Virginia received any payment from Virginia Medicaid, and that only 313 or 10 percent of Virginia dentists received more than $10,000 in payment from Virginia Medicaid. Low-income children in Virginia are frequently unable to obtain dental care and frequently suffer from severe emotional and physical pain from poor oral health. The Department is required to include representatives of the Virginia Dental Association and the Old Dominion Dental Association and to report in 2004 on its findings and recommendations.


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