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House boosts Medicaid dental and physician reimbursements to expand access for children
Summary
Lawmakers approved a second substitute to HB 24 to raise Medicaid reimbursement (indexed to PEHP) for dentists and physicians to increase provider participation; sponsors said a $5 million state match would draw roughly $13.7 million federal funds and extend care to tens of thousands of children.
Representative Mascaro presented second substitute HB 24 to address low access to dental and medical services for Medicaid recipients. He said only about 25 percent of the roughly 270,000 Medicaid‑enrolled children receive dental services and that untreated dental disease forces students to miss school. The bill would raise reimbursement—targeted at…
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