House Bill 1537, an act allowing primary care providers to provide dental disease prevention measures for children ages 0-3 enrolled in Medicaid , is passed by the NH House.<\/p>\n
The Government Accountability Office concluded that children in Medicaid had nearly twice the rate of untreated tooth decay as children with private insurance<\/p>\n
Thirty-five states, including all the New England States with the exception of New Hampshire<\/span>, offer Medicaid reimbursement to primary-care medical providers who perform oral health screenings and\/or preventive services such as fluoride varnish applications on high to moderate risk young children.<\/p>\n Reimbursing primary care providers for performing dental screenings and applying fluoride varnish on moderate to high risk is becoming \u201cbest practices\u201d for saving states money by instituting primary prevention strategies.<\/p>\n This legislation has received broad bi-partisan support in the NH House of Representatives.\u00a0 Both Republicans and Democrats recognize the serious problem of dental disease in children.<\/p>\n The NH Oral Health Coalition would like to extend a sincere thank you to the NH House of Representatives and its leadership for making children\u2019s oral health a priority.<\/p>\n HB1537 will be scheduled for a public hearing in the NH Senate sometime in April.<\/p>\n For more information about this bill, please contact our office<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" House Bill 1537, an act allowing primary care providers to provide dental disease prevention measures for children ages 0-3 enrolled in Medicaid , is passed by the NH House. The Government Accountability Office concluded that children in Medicaid had nearly twice the rate of untreated tooth decay as children with private insurance Thirty-five states, including … Continue reading NH House of Representatives Pass Children\u2019s Oral Health Bill<\/span>