Many Illinois children who are covered by government-sponsored insurance programs often go without much-needed specialty dental treatment or wait for extended periods because of an ailing Medicaid system.
The biggest issues, advocates say, are Medicaid reimbursement rates in Illinois that are among the lowest in the country for specialized care and administrative hassles that go along with treating low-income patients. Dentists say they can't make ends meet.
Barriers to specialty dental care for low-income children remain a problem almost seven years after a federal judge ruled that the state had violated the rights of several hundred thousand poor children in Cook County.
Do tell how after a federal judge shows that the rights of poor children in Chicago and surrounding communities are being violated, how DOES this continue to happen?
And I didn't quite know that dental care is "specialized care". People have and do die from untreated dental illness. But hey, if you're poor then you don't really deserve this "specialized care".
Chicago IS a world class city.
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On another personal note, I am a new uncle! It's very exciting news for my sister and our family. She gave birth to Jordan Itai on December 24th. We went to his Bris on the 31st and the little guy handled it like a champ! I will post pictures of the little guy once I have the clear from my sister, but I will just say this.... he's freakin adorable.
Mazal Tov!
PEACE
p.s. Sorry for linking to fox news, I won't ever do it again
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