Webinar: A Conversation with State Officials on Medicaid Dental Managed Care

Event Description: 

An increasing number of states are using managed care approaches to deliver Medicaid dental services. In this webinar, state policymakers from Kentucky, Arizona, and Pennsylvania—three states that administer Medicaid benefits through managed care contracts that include both medical and dental services—will share their insights about strategies to ensure that managed care contractors and their subcontractors maintain an adequate network of dental providers, provide outreach and care coordination to members, and promote quality improvement.

This webinar is supported by the American Dental Association.

Speakers: Dr. Ken Rich, Dental Medicaid Director, Kentucky Department for Medicaid Services; Jakenna Lebsock, Quality Improvement Manager, Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System; Dr. Paul Westerberg, Chief Dental Officer, Pennsylvania Department of Human Services

Moderator: Andrew Snyder, Project Director, National Academy for State Health Policy

Dates: 
Friday, April 29, 2016 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm EDT
Sponsor: 
The National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP)
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Contact Name: 
Najeia Mention
Contact Email or Phone: 
nmention@nashp.org