As child advocates, we want to help make sure families enrolled in Medicaid are aware they need to keep their addresses up to date with the Department for Medicaid Services (DMS). If a family's address has recently changed, they must update their address with DMS by August 18th. If DMS receives any returned mail from an address that is not current, members could lose health coverage. If an address appears incorrect, the member will have the remainder of [...]

By Abbey Rogers With 80% of learning occurring through a child’s eyesight, accessing preventative vision care and treatment is important for proper child development. Did you know there are specific vision services through Medicaid that have the potential to increase a child’s eye care services? Under the Early Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment Services (EPSDT) benefit package, children eligible for Medicaid can receive annual vision and hearing examinations, as well as corrective lenses until they are [...]

Photo courtesy of KET Kentucky Educational Television (KET) recently featured the Health Three60 episode, “The Hidden Life of Your Mouth.” The episode focused on poor oral health as a gateway to systemic health problems, successful school-based prevention programs, and how oral health impacts quality of life and employment. Review highlights and watch the full episode below. Dr. Julie McKee, Kentucky’s state dental director, and Dr. Steve Wrightson, Medical Director of Bluegrass Community Health [...]