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Update on Medicaid Work Requirements

State Policy, Insurance, Medicare and Medicaid | Permanent link

On Aug. 14, advocacy groups filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) challenging the approval of work requirements included under Arkansas’... Click Here To Read More

Published On 2018-09-11

Medicaid Expansion on the Ballot in Idaho, Nebraska, Utah, and Montana

State Policy, Insurance, Medicare and Medicaid, ACA, Medicaid Expansion | Permanent link

Thirty-three states and Washington, DC, have expanded access to Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. In most states, expansion took place through legislative action, but after November, three states may expand access through the polls. ... Click Here To Read More

Published On 2018-09-11

Opioid Prescribing Limitations

State Policy, Opioid Abuse, Prescription Drug Abuse | Permanent link

In July, Missouri Governor Mike Parson signed legislation that would prohibit prescribers from prescribing more than a seven-day supply of opioids for the treatment of acute pain. The legislation creates exceptions to the limitation for specified conditions and also allows a practitioner to prescribe more than a seven-day supply if it is... Click Here To Read More

Published On 2018-09-11

Illinois: Medical Marijuana as a Substitute for Opioids

State Policy, Opioid Abuse, Prescription Drug Abuse | Permanent link

On Aug. 28, Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner signed legislation that allows medical marijuana to be used as a substitute for patients prescribed an opioid. SB 336 establishes a pilot program allowing an individual with a medical condition for which an opioid has been or... Click Here To Read More

Published On 2018-09-11

Vermont Dental Therapy Program Receives Federal Grant

HHS, Funding, Alternative Workforce Models, Dental Therapist | Permanent link

In late July, Vermont Technical College (VTC) received a $400,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to develop its dental therapy program. The grant is expected to pay for building a simulation lab,... Click Here To Read More

Published On 2018-09-11

Quebec Dentists Fighting Court Order to Remain in Province’s Public Health System

Insurance, Public Health | Permanent link

The Association Des Chirurgiens Dentistes du Québec (ACDQ, the Association of Dental Surgeons of Quebec) is contesting a ministerial decree forcing dentists in the province to continue providing care through the... Click Here To Read More

Published On 2018-09-11

New Law in Illinois Ends Practice of Suspending Professional License if Borrowers Fall Behind

State Policy, Licensure | Permanent link

On Aug. 14, Governor Bruce Rauner signed the Illinois Career Preservation and Student Loan Repayment Act. The law ends the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation’s practice of suspending or terminating professional licenses of... Click Here To Read More

Published On 2018-09-11

Spotlight on ADEA Advocacy: Supporting Oral Health on Capitol Hill

Funding, Federal Policy, NIDCR | Permanent link

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

Published On 2018-09-11

The Future of Medicaid and CHIP Under a New Administration

Medicare and Medicaid, ACA, Funding, CHIP, Medicare and Medicaid Services, Medicaid Expansion | Permanent link

Medicaid

Medicaid beneficiaries could be at risk of losing health coverage if President-elect Donald J. Trump and a Republican-controlled House and Senate follow through on their promises to cut Medicaid spending and transform the state-federal... Click Here To Read More

Published On 2016-11-17
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