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Veterans Services Manager Dee Baley-Hyder told the Linn County Board of Commissioners Tuesday morning, Jan. 10, that county veterans would now have access to dental care thanks to a new program from the Oregon Department of Veterans Affairs.

She said they would receive the same types of dental services provided through the Medicaid program administered through the Oregon Health Plan, locally InterCommunity Health Care.

Potential applicants who live in Oregon are not eligible for the Oregon Health Plan/Medicaid, are veterans as described in the ORS 408.225, and have income at or below 400%...