Wednesday, February 20, 2008

CQ Politics | A Year After Tragedy, Witnesses Say Medicaid Dental Coverage Still Lacking

CQ Politics | A Year After Tragedy, Witnesses Say Medicaid Dental Coverage Still Lacking:

"One year after a 12-year-old Medicaid beneficiary [who lived in a fluoridated area] could not obtain dental care and died after tooth decay spread to his brain, witnesses told a House panel that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has done little to improve beneficiaries’ access to dental services."