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AZ Nurses urge Biden to protect Medicare Advantage, reject cuts
The Arizona Nurses Association, as our state’s oldest and largest nursing organization, now feels compelled to speak out against a Biden administration proposal to cut billions of dollars from Medicare Advantage in the coming year.
Court says local health centers can challenge AHCCCS on reimbursements
A federal appeals court has ordered a new hearing for Arizona community health care centers that claim the state’s Medicaid system is wrongly denying reimbursement for chiropractic, dental, optometric and podiatric care.
Numerous studies have found that dental therapists provide safe, effective care
In a recent commentary in the Arizona Capitol Times, representatives of the Arizona Dental Association and the Arizona Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons questioned a proposal to expand the availability of dental providers by licensing highly trained dental therapists. The commentary’s writers called the use of dental therapists an “experiment” — an odd way to describe a profes[...]
By taking care of adult teeth through AHCCCS, lawmakers would improve child health
Restoring the emergency dental benefit for adults brings an infectious disease approach to oral health, something we’ve long needed. Take care of the parent’s mouth, and the odds greatly increase that the child will have healthy teeth and gums.
