FromAmountPurposeYear
$175K
The purpose of this grant is to support the Connecticut Oral Health Initiative (COHI) to expand its community engagement efforts and continue important oral health advocacy to preserve and expand coverage and access to oral health care for historically marginalized populations throughout the state.
2024
$43K
THIS GRANT WILL CONTINUE TO ADDRESS DENTAL ACCESS ISSUES FOR ADULTS ON MEDICAID (HUSKY). SPECIFICALLY, COHI WILL BUILD SUPPORT FOR AN EQUITY-FOCUSED DENTAL THERAPY MODEL OF TREATMENT, EXPAND MEDICAID COVERAGE FOR ORAL HEALTH CARE, ADDRESS BARRIERS THAT IMPACT UTILIZATION OF TREATMENT, AND GROW COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN THE EFFORT TO EXPAND ACCESS TO ORAL HEALTH.
2023
$140K
This grant is intended to support the Connecticut Oral Health Initiative to advance a new oral health policy agenda that was developed through a 2022 Medicaid Gap Analysis that focused on expanding benefit caps, revising the dental therapy licensure, and building public and provider support for alternative payment models in oral health.
2022
$43K
THIS GRANT WILL ADDRESS DENTAL ACCESS ISSUES FOR ADULTS ON HUSKY. COHI WILL ADVOCATE FOR AN INCREASE IN THE ADULT DENTAL HUSKY FEE SCHEDULE IN ORDER TO INCREASE PROVIDER PARTICIPATION AND APPOINTMENT AVAILABILITY FOR ADULTS ON HUSKY, ADVOCATE FOR A DIRECT EDUCATIONAL PATHWAY TO DENTAL THERAPY (DT), A PROFESSION ANALOGOUS TO PHYSICIANS ASSISTANTS FOR THE DENTAL FIELD, THAT CAN SERVE AS A DIVERSE AND COST-EFFECTIVE WORKFORCE TO ADDRESS ACCESS TO CARE LONG-TERM, AND ESTABLISH INTERNAL FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY GOALS TO ASSURE THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO ADVANCE ORAL HEALTH ACCESS AND EQUITY.
2022
$43K
THIS GRANT WILL ADDRESS DENTAL ACCESS ISSUES FOR ADULTS ON HUSKY. COHI WILL ADVOCATE FOR AN INCREASE IN THE ADULT DENTAL HUSKY FEE SCHEDULE IN ORDER TO INCREASE PROVIDER PARTICIPATION AND APPOINTMENT AVAILABILITY FOR ADULTS ON HUSKY, ADVOCATE FOR A DIRECT EDUCATIONAL PATHWAY TO DENTAL THERAPY (DT), A PROFESSION ANALOGOUS TO PHYSICIANS ASSISTANTS FOR THE DENTAL FIELD, THAT CAN SERVE AS A DIVERSE AND COST-EFFECTIVE WORKFORCE TO ADDRESS ACCESS TO CARE LONG-TERM, AND ESTABLISH INTERNAL FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY GOALS TO ASSURE THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO ADVANCE ORAL HEALTH ACCESS AND EQUITY.
2022
$35K
SUPPORT HEALTH ISSUES
2022
$15K
SPRING 2022 CAPACITY BUILDING
2022
$85K
GOAL 5: STRENGTHEN ADVOCACY & LEADERSHIP
2020
$25K
SUPPORT HEALTH ISSUES
2020
$25K
SUPPORT HEALTH ISSUES
2020