272422 Ryan White Program and other funding for Oral Healthcare for PLWHA

Monday, October 29, 2012 : 2:35 PM - 2:53 PM

David Reznik, DDS , Oral Health Center, Grady Health Systems, Atlanta, GA
     
The intent is to describe the funding mechanisms, including the Ryan White HIV/AIDS program, Medicaid and Medicare, and how they facilitate access to oral healthcare for uninsured and under-insured people living with HIV/AIDS through policies and financing.

Learning Areas:
Public health or related organizational policy, standards, or other guidelines
Public health or related public policy

Learning Objectives:
Discuss the Ryan White Programs at HRSA, including funding parts for oral health and reauthorization process, included detailed expenditures for oral health Evaluate State Dental Medicaid programmatic expenditures over a period of time (FY2005 – 2009) as a safety net

Keywords: Financing, HIV/AIDS

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I founded and direct an oral health program for people living with HIV 21 years ago. I have served on the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS and was awarded the Associate Administrators Award at the 2008 Ryan White All Grantees meeting. I am founder and president of the HIV Dental Alliance, which has the mission of facilitating oral health for PLWHA.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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