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Advocates urge passage of bill to provide dental vouchers for Connecticut veterans

2312608 · February 13, 2025
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Summary

Oral-health advocates told the Appropriations Committee that House Bill 6765 would create voucher-based dental assistance for veterans through a partnership with UConn School of Dental Medicine and asked lawmakers to fund the program.

Advocates told the Connecticut General Assembly Appropriations Committee on the evening of the public hearing that House Bill 6765 would help veterans afford dental care by creating vouchers for services provided in partnership with the University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine.

Sandra Ferreira Molina, policy and advocacy director at the Connecticut Oral Health Initiative, told committee members she…

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