Priority Focus 2007

KEY HEALTH INDICATORS: Access to Care

	4^th highest uninsured rate in the country
	Federally Qualified Health Centers reduce emergency room visits and decrease expenditures for the Medicaid program

SOLUTION: Create a stable funding base for safety-net infrastructures

	Create a $10 million funding pool for FQHCs and FQHC look-alikes to expand services and increase patient capacity (BDR 311)
	Allocate $2 million to further develop Nevada’s two specialty care programs, i.e. AccessHealth in Las Vegas and Access to Health Care in Reno (BDR 311)

KEY HEALTH INDICATORS: Oral Health

	48^th for the rate of dentists
	67% of Nevada children aged 6-8 years old have experienced dental caries

SOLUTION: Preserve and expand oral health access

	Support efforts to increase access to dental care for all Nevadans
	Expand loan repayment opportunities for students seeking graduate and undergraduate degrees in dental care professions
	Provide incentives to dental providers to serve the underserved and uninsured

KEY HEALTH INDICATORS: Medicaid

	50^thfor the percent of the population enrolled in Medicaid
	50^th for the estimated per capita Medicaid expenditures
	3^rd for the percent of uninsured children

SOLUTION: Expand the Medicaid program

	Expand Medicaid eligibility requirements
	Establish a Medicaid electronic application
	Increase Medicaid and Nevada Check-Up enrollment by allocating more funding for outreach activities

KEY HEALTH INDICATORS: Medical Professionals

	46^thfor the rate of physicians in primary care
	48^th for the rate of registered nurses

SOLUTION: Increase recruitment and retention of medical and dental providers

	Provide incentives to medical providers to serve the underserved and uninsured
	Expand loan repayment opportunities for students seeking graduate and undergraduate degrees in health care professions
	Establish and expand telemedicine programs across the state

74th Session	Great Basin Primary Care Association On-line Legislative Action