Uninsured Adults and Dental Care – Virginia

Uninsured Virginians may lose free dental care, By Phillip Lucas, July 6, 2010, Washington Post: “Advocates for uninsured Virginians say slow action from state and federal officials means that thousands of residents who could have received free dental care this summer will go unserved unless Congress intervenes. Virginia received authorization from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to use money from the state’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families fund to provide dental care to uninsured residents. The emergency fund is a federal block grant established by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, and it is supposed to serve as a safety net for families looking for employment opportunities and other types of assistance. Virginia requested permission to use some of the money for dental care for uninsured adults…”