As states wrangle with whether or not to pursue Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act, they should look carefully at the serious implications for oral health, especially for poor and minority children if Medicaid services are not expanded as originally envisioned under the ACA.
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September 24, 2012
September 19, 2012
OK, I'm not prepared to say that shopping for health insurance is ever going to be as easy as shopping for a can of soup, but on September 23 it's going to get a lot closer.
September 17, 2012
September 10, 2012
Over the past year there have been many positive strides to address issues related to health disparities and access to care for members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.
August 21, 2012
August 1, 2012
An estimated 450,000 Kansas women to benefit from this important provision of the health law.
July 28, 2012
n the Inland Empire, an economically depressed region in Southern California, President Obama’s health care law is expected to extend insurance coverage to more than 300,000 people by 2014. But coverage will not necessarily translate into care: Local health experts doubt there will be enough doctors to meet the area’s needs. There are not enough now.
July 25, 2012
Families USA today released their report on Kansans with pre-existing conditions. The report, called “Worry No More: Kansans with Pre-Existing Conditions Are Protected by the Health Care Law” is available in its entirety here.
July 16, 2012
A mother with four dependents came to a Catholic Charities food pantry to help feed her family until her next paycheck. Pantry staff asked if she was receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, and learned that she was not. After some additional questions, the agency learned the family had been moving from motel to motel, paying high monthly, and even weekly, rates.
HCF's Local Health Buzz Blog aims to discuss health and health policy issues that impact the uninsured and underserved in our service area. To submit a blog, please contact HCF Communications Officers, Jennifer Sykes, at jsykes@hcfgkc.org.