More than 1 million adults in Tennessee have no access to dental coverage, and only about half of kids enrolled in the state s Medicaid program receive dental care, according to a new report. Report author Kinika Young, senior director of health policy and advocacy at the Tennessee Justice Center, said Tennessee is one of three states that don t provide dental care to Medicaid recipients. That s on top of a chronic shortage of dental-health professionals, especially in rural areas. .
New Yorkers rallied this week, calling for action to help address the structural inequality Black and Brown people experience during pregnancy and birth. Black women are at least three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than their white counterparts, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams wants Congress to pass the Black Maternal Health "Momnibus" Act of 2021, which would direct agencies to address and improve maternal-health issues. .
There s a new way to show you re vaccinated for COVID-19, without having to keep track of a pesky vaccine card, using a free QR code you can download from your account via the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services online portal. You can save the QR code as a digital file on your phone. Kristy Zigenis, COVID-19 program manager for the Nevada State Immunization Program, said businesses or events requiring proof of vaccination for admission can use a special program to decode the file. .
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