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Framework for Medicaid Dental for Adults with Disabilities
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Framework for Medicaid Dental for Adults with Disabilities

This policy brief offers a strategic framework as a starting point for collaborative efforts among the major stakeholders in the oral health care delivery system in Texas.
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How Advocates Brought Dental Access to Medicaid Adults
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How Advocates Brought Dental Access to Medicaid Adults

As the executive director at the Coalition of Texans with Disabilities (CTD), I interact with many people with disabilities. Poor oral health is endemic and obvious, particularly among adults with
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Bills on Medicaid Reimbursement for Dental Services
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Bills on Medicaid Reimbursement for Dental Services

Austin—Senator Lois W. Kolkhorst and Representative Joseph Deshotel recently filed bills, SB 1152 and HB 3145, in their respective chambers relating to Medicaid reimbursement for dental services provided to certain
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Cost Savings with Medicaid Dental for Adults with Disabilities
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Cost Savings with Medicaid Dental for Adults with Disabilities

The most recent evidence base suggests significant Medicaid cost savings associated with dental benefits for adults with disabilities.
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Improving the Oral Health System in Texas: COVID-19 Webinar
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Improving the Oral Health System in Texas: COVID-19 Webinar

COVID-19 has laid bare the vulnerability of our oral health system and compounded existing barriers leading to poor oral and overall health, especially for our at-risk populations. However, over the
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Improving the Oral Health System in Texas: COVID-19 Brief
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Improving the Oral Health System in Texas: COVID-19 Brief

With a health equity lens, through this brief, we seek to identify and uncover the impact of COVID-19 on the oral health needs, capacity, and infrastructure in Texas, highlight best-practices, and
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Oral Health in Texas: Analysis of Inpatient Hospital Trends
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Oral Health in Texas: Analysis of Inpatient Hospital Trends

The treatment of dental conditions in a hospital setting is an expensive for the patient, the healthcare system, and taxpayers.
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Oral Health in Texas: Bridging Gaps and Filling Needs
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Oral Health in Texas: Bridging Gaps and Filling Needs

The report provides a portrait of the oral disease burden in Texas and makes the case for a comprehensive public health approach to addressing oral health.
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