Democrats said the bill helps take care of vulnerable Floridians who are missing out on routine dental care.
Sen. Shevrin Jones’ SMILES Act would expand dental care services for people on Medicaid.
“The impact our dental care legislation could make in our great state is the reason that I became a lawmaker in the first place,” Jones, a Democrat from Miami-Dade, said in a statement Monday. “Making lives better for Floridians of all backgrounds — in this case, helping them connect to health care to make sure they’re not living with preventable pain because of issues of affordability and access.”
The bill — known as the “Strengthening Medicaid in the Interest of Low-Income Economic Self-Sufficiency” — would also increase the reimbursement rates for covered services for Medicaid providers in a state falling behind compared to the rest of the country, Jones said.
Source: Shevrin Jones’ SMILES Act would expand dental services in Medicaid / Florida Politics