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Montgomery Cares advisory board asks county to raise clinic reimbursement rates, expand pediatric dental capacity and add perinatal bilingual staff
Summary
The Montgomery Cares Advisory Board asked the county to raise clinic reimbursement rates toward a $175 target, expand specialty pediatric dental capacity, add home-health aide support for clients exiting homelessness, and create bilingual perinatal behavioral-health positions.
The Montgomery Cares Advisory Board presented five program-specific priorities to the Health and Human Services Committee aimed at strengthening the county—s safety-net health services for uninsured and low-income residents.
Dr. Katherine Kelly, chair of the advisory board, said the board seeks a multi-year increase in the fee-for-service reimbursement for Montgomery Cares clinic encounters, with a long-term target of $175 per encounter. The board…
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