Mich. may expand Medicaid dental care for kids

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder wants to expand an initiative that provides dental care for the state's low-income children.

The Republican governor is calling for $11.6 million in the state's budget to expand the Healthy Kids Dental program, according to an Associated Press story. The plan would cover an additional 70,500 children.

The program is partnership between the state's health department and Delta Dental of Michigan. It provides dental benefits to Medicaid-eligible Michigan residents younger than 21 years old.

Some 440,000 Michigan children are currently enrolled in the program.