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t happens to the best of us. You need to call a potential donor, but you just cant seem to pick up the phone. You stare at it. You find another task to complete. You procrastinate. Something, anything seems better that having to make your calls. The mental anguish is almost unbearable.
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With the political balance of power changing in the nations capital Republicans will control the White House, the House of Representatives, and the Senate an important question for state officials is the impact the change will have on Medicaid and efforts to reform what has become a very expensive program.
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Although some states have seen dramatic returns on their investment in tobacco control programs, many are using their tobacco-settlement dollars for purposes other than tobacco control.
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Looking at state budget problems described as worse than the condition of the national economy worse, in fact, than anything since World War II representatives of the nations governors, budget officers, and legislators are predicting significant cuts in Medicaid among other steps to stop the bleeding.
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While there may be some bright spots in improving dental care for children, Louisiana state dental director Gregory Folse, MD, a clinical assistant professor at the Louisiana State University School of Dentistry in New Orleans, says he currently sees very little opportunity for improvement in what is a national crisis for older Americans.
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While many children in the United States enjoy remarkably good oral health according to Burton Edelstein, founding director of the Childrens Dental Health Project of Washington, DC, and director of the Division of Community Health at the Columbia University School of Dental and Oral Surgery, there remains a significant problem in a subset of the nations children.
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Oral Health America, a nonprofit advocacy group that develops, implements, and facilitates nationally focused educational, informational, and service programs designed to improve oral health, gave the United States an overall grade of C in oral health for 2001, saying it signifies new possibilities for the future as well as widespread unmet needs.
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Report: Children dont get enough mental health care
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