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This bill, the Comprehensive Dental Reform Act of 2024, aims to improve access to oral health care for vulnerable and underserved populations. The key provisions of the bill include: - Expanding Medicare and Medicaid coverage for dental services, including defining "oral health services" to cover preventive, restorative, and emergency dental care. - Increasing federal funding for Medicaid dental services by 15 percentage points, with requirements for states to increase provider payment rates and improve administrative processes. - Enhancing the National Health Service Corps and other public health programs to increase the dental workforce, including supporting training for dental therapists and community-based dental residencies. - Providing oral health education and training for non-dental medical professionals and other non-health professionals. - Establishing new grant programs to fund dental clinics in schools, improve emergency department coordination for dental care, and expand mobile and portable dental services. - Requiring oral health services to be included as an essential health benefit under the Affordable Care Act. - Implementing various initiatives within the Department of Veterans Affairs, Federal Bureau of Prisons, and Indian Health Service to improve access to dental care for their respective populations. - Requiring reports to Congress on the enrollment, utilization, and costs related to the expansion of dental coverage.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/9622/all-info