ADEA Washington Update

Congress is combining two or more of the 12 separate appropriations bills to expedite floor consideration and accommodate the President’s expressed aversion to omnibus funding legislation. The Senate combined the Department of Defense (DoD) appropriations bill and the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies... Click Here To Read More

A new report published in the American Journal of Public Health provides an interactive map of opioid prescribing rates by congressional district. The highest rate of prescribing was in the fourth congressional district of Alabama, with 166.69 prescriptions... Click Here To Read More

House Democrats unveiled the Aim Higher Act (H.R. 6543) shortly before they left for the August district work period. They assert the bill will give students the opportunity to go to college debt free without compromising the quality of their education. The proposed bill is... Click Here To Read More

Funding opportunities exist throughout the federal government for academic and practicing dentists. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Business-Cooperative Service is inviting applications for its Delta Health Care Services Grant Program.... Click Here To Read More

The Trump Administration recently made regulatory changes that affect foreign students and entrepreneurs. Earlier this year, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) made it more... Click Here To Read More

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is promoting high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) that can be used in conjunction with tax-favored health savings accounts (HSAs) on the HealthCare.gov exchange. The IRS defines an HDHP as any plan with a deductible of at least $1,350 for an individual or $2,700 for a family. HHS claims... Click Here To Read More

Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos proposes to rescind the gainful employment (GE) regulations, which establish the eligibility requirements for a program that prepares students for gainful employment in a recognized occupation, including the... Click Here To Read More

Four cities filed a lawsuit against the Trump Administration, claiming the president is intentionally undermining the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and violating a Constitutional duty to faithfully execute existing law. “Having... Click Here To Read More

Dental educators, researchers and students from around the country will gather in Washington, DC, on Sept. 18 for the 2018 ADEA Advocacy Day. The event will take place just as Congress takes action on FY19 appropriations, creating the most opportune time for ADEA members to... Click Here To Read More

Although young adults have seen the sharpest drop in uninsured rates since the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), millions of millennials still have not obtained insurance.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has launched a ... Click Here To Read More