Guv: Dental aid checkup (The Salt Lake Tribune) Gov. Jon
Guv: Dental aid checkup (The Salt Lake Tribune)
Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. spent much of Tuesday salvaging his plan to restore emergency dental care to Utah's most vulnerable Medicaid patients: 40,000 elderly, blind and disabled people. It took bending to the will of the Legislature, but Huntsman succeeded - for now. Whether the new bill he persuaded Senate Majority Leader Peter Knudson to carry has a chance of passing both the House and
Dental funding sidestepped (Deseret Morning News)
Without taking an up-or-down vote, Republicans in the Utah Legislature sidestepped the main, controversial issue before a special session Wednesday: $2 million to pay for dental work for blind and disabled Utahns.
Dental complaints system set up (BBC News)
Complaints about private dental care are to be dealt with by a new independent body.
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