DECEMBER

Volume 1, No. 43, December 20, 2019
In This Issue |  House Democrats Pass Bill to Lower Prescription Drug Costs; Licensure Portability May Be Coming to Ohio; Congress Poised to Enact FY 2020 Appropriations Bills; Virginia Medicaid Recipients Turn to the ER for Dental Care; House Passes Bill to Permanently Fund HBCUs and Minority-serving Institutions; Circuit Court Rules Obamacare’s Individual Mandate Unconstitutional

Volume 1, No. 42, December 10, 2019
In This Issue |  Secretary DeVos Wants the Federal Student Aid Office to be Stand-alone, Independent Agency; Maine to Examine Ending Dental Waiting Periods for Children; CMS Opens Comment Period on Tennessee Block Grant Proposal; “Short-term” Health Plans Pose Risk for Consumers

Volume 1, No. 41, December 3, 2019
In This Issue |  Obamacare Initial Enrollment Numbers Decline; Wisconsin Governor Signs Bill Expanding Eligibility for Health Professional Loan Repayment Program; U.S. House Committee Restricts Access to Tobacco Products Due to Vaping Crisis; Washington, DC Proposes Changes to Continuing Education Requirements for Teachers’ Licenses in Dentistry and Dental Hygiene; Funding Bills Ready to Move Forward

NOVEMBER

Volume 1, No. 40, November 26, 2019
In This Issue |  California to Accept ADEX Examination for Dental Licensure; U.S. Congress Extends the Continuing Resolution; Massachusetts May Ban All Flavored Tobacco Products, Including Menthols; Equal Rights Amendment Ratification Likely Though Passage Still in Question; Rule to Ban H-4 Visa Holders From Working Expected in March 2020; U.S. Territories Face Possible Medicaid Funding Cliff

Volume 1, No. 39, November 20, 2019
In This Issue |  Washington Voters Reject Affirmative Action; Ohio House Passes Increased Regulation of Mobile Dental Facilities; U.S. Supreme Court Reviews DACA Case; U. S. Appeals Court Hears Challenge to H-1 B Holder Spouses’ Work Permits

Volume 1, No. 38, November 12, 2019
In This Issue |  District Court Strikes Down Trump Administration’s “Conscience Rule”; Obamacare Open Enrollment Begins; Georgia Submits Waivers Seeking to Change ACA Exchanges and Implement Partial Medicaid Expansion; The Impact of Recent Elections on Health Care and Higher Education 

Volume 1, No. 37, November 4, 2019
In This Issue |  Medicaid Expansion Likely Headed to Ballot in Oklahoma; Massachusetts Governor Calls for Dental Therapy in Wide-ranging Health Bill; Appropriations Bills Stall in Negotiations in U.S. Senate as Government Shutdown Deadline Draws Closer; House Republicans Unveil Their Healthcare Plan; The House Education and Labor Committee Passes H.R. 4674, the College Affordability Act 

OCTOBER

Volume 1, No. 36, October 29, 2019
In This Issue |  House Extends Medicare Coverage to Include Dental Coverage; HHS Issues Guidance on Reducing Long-term Opioid Use Without Harming Patients in Chronic Pain; Court Cases Lead to Suspension of Arizona Medicaid Work Requirement; Medicaid/CHIP Enrollment Down by More than One Million Children

Volume 1, No. 35, October 22, 2019
In This Issue |  Gov. Newsom Vetoes Medi-Cal Reimbursement for Silver Diamine Fluoride; New York Bill to Make Dental Faculty License Permanent Heads to Governor’s Desk; House Democrats Introduce the College Affordability Act; Dems Advance Bill to Allow Federal Government to Negotiate Prices of Top Prescription Drugs

Volume 1, No. 34, October 16, 2019
In This Issue |  U.S. Appeals Court Hears Challenge to H-1B Spouses’ Work Permits; District of Columbia Council Considers Additional Soda Tax; Sen. Alexander Releases the Senate’s Update to the Higher Education Act; Colorado Continues to Explore Public Health Insurance Option

Volume 1, No. 33, October 8, 2019
In This Issue |  Court Upholds Holistic Admissions in Harvard’s “Race-conscious Admissions” Case; States Grapple With Implementing Medicaid Work Requirements; U.S. Congress Examines the Failed Implementation of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program; Expansion of Loan Repayment Program Passes Committee Vote in Wisconsin

Volume 1, No. 32, October 1, 2019
In This Issue |  Medicaid Expansion May Be Back on the Table in North Carolina; Tennessee Unveils Medicaid Block Grant Proposal; FDA Announces Upcoming Ban on Flavored e-Cigarettes; Kaiser Family Foundation Releases Report on Improving Dental Coverage for Medicare Recipients; Senate Committee Releases Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations Bill; Congress Clears Way to Keep Government Open Past Sept. 30

SEPTEMBER

Volume 1, No. 31, September 17, 2019
In This Issue |  California May Allow Medi-Cal to Reimburse for Silver Diamine Fluoride Application; Medicaid Expansion in North Carolina Stumbles After Surprise House Vote to Override Budget Veto; Appropriations Stall Again in Senate; NIDCR Discusses Relevant Scientific Research at September Meeting

Volume 1, No. 30, September 10, 2019
In This Issue |  Washington State Proposal Would Make Dental Therapists Eligible for Medicaid Reimbursement; California Bill Would Make Changes to Dental Practice Act; Congress Returns This Week, Senate Will Likely Tackle Massive Appropriations Bill; Congress Considers Gun Violence Legislation After Recent Mass Shootings

Volume 1, No. 29, September 3, 2019
In This Issue |  Nebraska Sued Over Slow Rollout of Medicaid Expansion; Tennessee’s Transition to Block Grant for Medicaid Will Mean More State Control but Finite Funding for Program; Surgeon General Issues Advisory on Marijuana Use; Alaska Extends Medicaid Dental Benefits Through September; Quiet Week in Washington, Updates to Come

AUGUST

Volume 1, No. 28, August 27, 2019
In This Issue |  Dental Therapy Debated in Wisconsin; Maryland Initiates Adult Dental Pilot Program; Congress Faces Busy Session and Aggressive Deadlines in September

Volume 1, No. 27, August 20, 2019
In This Issue |  Delaware Adds Dental Benefits for Adult Medicaid Patients; ADEA Staff Attend State Legislatures Summit; Wisconsin Sees Movement on Medicaid Expansion, Missouri Creates Health Care Coverage Task Force; Trump Administration Will Disqualify Some Permanent Resident-status Applicants on Public Charge Grounds

Volume 1, No. 26, August 6, 2019
In This Issue |  Judge Strikes Down New Hampshire Medicaid Work Requirement; Congress Clears Two-Year Budget Plan; Connecticut Eliminates Live Patient Exams and Makes Significant Changes to Licensure Laws; CMS Rejects Enhanced Funding for Partial Medicaid Expansion in Utah

JULY

Volume 1, No. 25, July 30, 2019
In This Issue |  New Hampshire to Develop Value-Based Care Model for Adult Dental Benefits Covered by Medicaid; New York and Ohio Become the Latest States to Pass Tobacco 21 Laws; Fight Over Soda Tax May Be Coming Back to California; Federal Budget Negotiations Successful, Bill Passes House

Volume 1, No. 24, July 23, 2019
In This Issue |  Opioid Lawsuit in Oklahoma Could Have Implications Nationwide; Illinois Enacts New Training Requirements for Public Health Dental Hygienists; House Committee Advances Several Health Care-Related Bills; Federal Budget Negotiations for FY20-21 Continue

Volume 1, No. 23, July 16, 2019
In This Issue |  Medicaid Work Requirements Rolling Out Slowly in Indiana, Delayed in New Hampshire; Alaska to Eliminate Dental Benefits for Adult Medicaid Patients; Appropriations Bills Stall in U.S. Senate; Committee Holds Hearing on Trump Administration and the Affordable Care Act; California to Pay $10.5 Million in Dental School Debt

Volume 1, No. 22, July 9, 2019
In This Issue |  Pennsylvania to Launch State-Based Exchange; North Carolina Governor and Legislature Battle Over Medicaid Expansion; IRS Releases Endowment Tax Proposed Rule for Private Institutions; Department of Education Rescinds Gainful Employment Rule; Oregon Legislature Votes to Study Single-Payer and Medicaid Buy-In

Volume 1, No. 21, July 2, 2019
In This Issue |  Florida to Create Dental Student Loan Repayment Program; Oregon Changes Licensure Examination Law; “Tobacco 21”: A Trend in 2019 and Likely Beyond; U.S. Senate Committee Holds Markup on Bill to Reduce Health Care Costs; Executive Order on Health Care Transparency

JUNE

Volume 1, No. 20, June 25, 2019
In This Issue |  Texas Prohibits Agencies From Suspending License Because of Student Loan Default; Opioids Update: Prescription Limits; Medicaid Expansion Might Be on Upcoming Ballot in Oklahoma; Appropriations Progress and Budget Talks Continue

Volume 1, No. 19, June 18, 2019
In This Issue |  Maine Passes Student Loan Bill of Rights; California Budget Includes Medicaid Coverage for Some Undocumented Immigrants and Subsidies for Middle-Income Earners; Opioids Update: Continuing Education Requirements; Appropriations Package Moves Forward

Volume 1, No. 18, June 11, 2019
In This Issue |  Nevada and Connecticut May License Dental Therapists; Maine Expands Dental Benefits for Adults Covered by Medicaid; Appropriations Take the Next Step; American Dream and Promise Act; Connecticut May Eliminate Live Patients Exams and Make Additional Changes to Licensure Laws

Volume 1, No. 17, June 4, 2019
In This Issue |  Arizona Allows Dental Hygienists to Practice Under Physician Supervision; Canadians Overwhelmingly Support Publicly Funded Dental Care for Those Without Insurance; California Senate Votes to Reimburse Medi-Cal Providers for Use of Silver Diamine Fluoride; Trump Administration Appeals Ruling Blocking Medicaid Work Requirements; Federal Task Force Shares Findings on Pain Management Alternatives

MAY

Volume 1, No. 16, May 29, 2019
In This Issue |  Bipartisan Push to Raise Tobacco Age; Connecticut Proposes Public Option; Senate Appropriations Update; California Moves to Crackdown on Vaccine Exemptions; ADEA AGR Issues an Action Alert; Weekly NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices

Volume 1, No. 15, May 21, 2019
In This Issue |  Making the Case for Integrating Oral Health in Medicare; Higher Education Act Reauthorization Update; House Committee on Education and Labor Markup; CMS Issues Bulletin on Calculation of Medicaid Medical Loss Ratio; Washington State to Implement Country’s First Public Option; Minnesota Lawmakers Debate Provider Tax; Maryland to Ask Tax Filers if They Have Health Insurance

Volume 1, No. 14, May 14, 2019
In This Issue |  Washington State Legislation Requiring Dental Labs to Register With the State; Tennessee Sends Medicaid Block Grant Legislation to Governor; Maine Votes to Increase Maximum Amount Under Dental Loan Repayment Program; Some Good News for Student Borrowers; Trump Administration Proposes Changes to Poverty Level Calculation; Correction

Volume 1, No. 13, May 7, 2019
In This Issue |  Is Medicaid Expansion Dead in Kansas?; HHS Issues Final Conscience Rule; Trump Administration Formally Requests Revoke of Entire Affordable Care Act; Appropriations Season Begins; Mandated Overdose Reversal Co-Prescribing—A new Trend in the States; Vermont May Allow Public Health Dental Hygienists to Practice in Out-of-Office Settings; Oregon May Soon Allow Dentists to Give Vaccinations

APRIL

Volume 1, No. 12, April 30, 2019
In This Issue |  Will Missouri Become the Last State to Implement a Prescription Drug Monitoring Program?; CDC Says Opioid Guidelines Have Been Misapplied; Texas Bill Proposes Study of Health Professional Shortages; Nebraska May Adjust Medicaid Expansion Before Implementation; Number of Children Enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP Down in 2018

Volume 1, No. 11, April 23, 2019
In This Issue |  ADEA on Capitol Hill; Montana Senate Passes Medicaid Expansion Bill; Indiana to Require Electronic Prescribing of Controlled Substances; Higher Education Act Reauthorization; Post-Recess Agendas for Congress; Colorado Takes Steps Toward Creating Public Health Care Insurance Option

Volume 1, No. 10, April 16, 2019
In This Issue |  Arizona Governor Signs Landmark Licensure Reciprocity Law; Will Medicaid Work Requirements Be Upheld by the Appellate Courts?; Ontario Budget Includes Free Dental Care for Low-Income Seniors; A Uniform and a Periodontal Probe; Testimonials from the 2019 ADEA Hill Day on April 11

Volume 1, No. 9, April 9, 2019
In This Issue |  Bipartisanship in Lowering Health Care Costs; Are Medicaid Block Grants Coming to States?; Senators Focus on Addressing Campus Sexual Assault and Ensuring Student Safety; Colorado Expands CHIP Program; $270 Million Opioid Settlement; Maryland May Create Community Dental Clinics Grants; Census Citizenship Question Goes to the U.S. Supreme Court; Research Opportunity: Studying the Health of Women From

Volume 1, No. 8, April 2, 2019
In This Issue |  Speak to Your Legislator About Critical Topics at ADEA Capitol Hill Day; Rep. Shalala (Fl-27) Hosts Briefing on Inequity in Higher Education; Medicaid Expansion Update; HRSA Comes to ADEA; Update on Dental Therapy; Will the Affordable Care Act Survive its Latest Challenge?; Federal Judge Strikes Down Medicaid Work Requirements; One More Reason to Support Dentists in Congress

MARCH

Volume 1, No. 7, March 26, 2019
In This Issue |  Standing Room Only for ADEA Advocacy Sessions; ADEA Monitors the Fiscal Year 2020 Proposed Federal Budget; Federal Funding or Campus Free Speech?; Kaiser Family Foundation Finds Almost Two Thirds on Medicare Lack Dental Coverage; Lawsuit Challenges New Hampshire Work Requirements; ADEA Participates in Coalition for Health Funding Hill Day

Volume 1, No. 6, March 12, 2019
In This Issue |  Advocacy at the 2019 ADEA Annual Session & Exhibition; Azar Makes Fiscal Year 2019 Reprogramming Proposal; The Trump Administration’s Proposed New Budget Will Impact Dental Education; ADEA Celebrates All Aspects of Dental Education; Will We Have Pediatric Dental Care Across State Lines? Maybe.; Tennessee May Request Block Grant for Medicaid Funding; States Examining Medicaid Buy-in Programs; Who’s Holding Student Loan Servicers Accountable?; Recent Opioid Legislative Changes; Licensure Reciprocity Update

Volume 1, No. 5, March 5, 2019
In This Issue |  Why Does ADEA Advocate for Oral Health Training Programs on Capitol Hill?; Update to Work Requirements; Sen. Manchin Says Physicians Are Giving out Prescription Opioids “Like M&Ms”; Dental Therapy Bill Passes New Mexico House; Some States May Expand Dental Coverage to Pregnant Women; Canada Increases Dental Care Benefit for 2019

FEBRUARY

Volume 1, No. 4, Feb. 26, 2019
In This Issue |  Do You Have $5.9 Trillion for Health Care?; Increased FDA Oversight of Dental Devices Isn’t Slowing Industry Growth; The Member of Congress Most Focused on Dental Care Isn’t a Dentist; Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers Proposes Expanded Access to Dental Care; Public Student Loan Forgiveness Program Gets a Boost in Court; Patients First Act Would Allow Georgia to Seek Waivers Under the ACA; Iowa Supreme Court Rules State Must Hear Medicaid Denials

Volume 1, No. 3, Feb. 19, 2019
In This Issue |  Ladies and Gentlemen, We Have a Deal; Update on Opioid Legislation; Who’s Counting?; California Commission Releases Recommendations to Address Health Provider Shortage; Utah Legislators Move to Expand Dental Care to Medicaid Populations; New School-based Health Care Funding Increases Access to Oral Health Care

Volume 1, No. 2, Feb. 12, 2019
In This Issue |  Utah Legislators Seek to Roll Back Medicaid Expansion; Massachusetts Bill—Task Force to Address Medicaid Reimbursement to Dental School; Student Loan Repayment and Tax Credit Bills for Dental Professionals; Texas Takes Over Energy & Commerce; Dental Advocacy in the Senate; Senator Alexander Goes on the Record About the Higher Education Act

Volume 1, No. 1, Feb. 5, 2019
In This Issue |  The New ADEA Advocacy Newsletter; Open, Closed and Closed Again?; Legal Cases Over Opioid Misuse Keep Growing; 2019 ADEA Capitol Hill Day Is April 11; ADEA Weighs In on Title IX Proposals; Update on Dental Therapy; New State Tracking Map in 2019; New York State Passes DREAM Act