Oral health matters for seniors in rural California. This population faces major barriers to good oral health, including cost, lack of dental coverage, and limited access to providers. Without addressing these barriers, rural seniors' overall health is worse, and our health care system is paying the price. Our new factsheet explains these barriers that California’s rural seniors face and the solutions policy makers can take to address them.
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December 21, 2018
December 20, 2018
The Trump Administration has announced initial enrollment numbers for the federally-run Healthcare.gov exchange, which provides individual and small group coverage for the 39 states that do not operate their own state-based exchange. Enrollment was significantly lower than last year—a total of 8.45 million people enrolled representing a drop of 4.2 percent from 2017’s level of 8.82 million and an aggregate drop of over 8 percent from 2016’s level of 9.2 million. This represents a significant blow to the financial security and health of America’s families.
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State Waiver Resource Center
The State Waiver Resource and Tracking Center helps advocates, health care consumers, policy makers, and others keep track of how states are using different types of waiver authority.