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Reauthorize preventative and restorative dental services for adult Medicaid recipients
The Governor’s Council on Disabilities and Special Education, Alaska Mental Health Board, Advisory Board on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, and Alaska Commission on Aging, in collaboration with the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority, jointly support the reauthorization of preventive and restorative dental services for adult Medicaid recipients. Medicaid coverage for these services will sunset June 30, 2009 without legislative reauthorization. Read more... Establish a regular and periodic schedule of rate reviews for home and community-based services
The Governor’s Council on Disabilities and Special Education, Alaska Mental Health Board, Advisory Board on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse and the Alaska Commission on Aging, in collaboration with the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority, the Alaska Brain Injury Network and the Alaska Suicide Council, have identified the establishment of a regular and periodic schedule of rate reviews for home and community based services one of their four legislative priorities for 2009. Regular and periodic rate reviews, for both Medicaid and grant-funded services, are imperative to maintaining the systems of care that serve Alaska’s most vulnerable populations. Read more... Joint Advocacy 2009 Priorities
The Governor’s Council on Disabilities and Special Education, the Alaska Commission on Aging, the Alaska Mental Health Board, Advisory Board on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, in collaboration with the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority, the Alaska Brain Injury Network and the Alaska Suicide Council, have identified the following as their top legislative priorities for the 2009 session: Home and Community-Based Services Rate Reviews, Adult Dental Services, Homeless Housing Initiative, Public Transportation. Read more... | 
