ADEA Advocate

ADEA AGR Launches Advocacy Newsletter—the ADEA Advocate
Published every Tuesday, the ADEA Advocate replaces the monthly ADEA State Update and the ADEA Washington Update newsletters. Each issue provides a brief synopsis of the major issues from the halls of Congress, various federal agencies and statehouses.
JANUARY 2023
Volume 2, No. 84, January 31, 2023
In This Issue |
FDA Proposes Simplifying COVID Vaccine Schedule; CMS Issues Guidance Letters to State Medicaid Directors Expanding Medicaid Flexibilities; 2023 ADEA/AADOCR/Friends of NIDCR Advocacy Day; Missouri Dental Board Waives Sections of Dental Practice Act to Implement Telehealth Dental Pilot Project; Utah Bill Would Expand Medicaid Dental Benefits for Adults to New Populations
Volume 2, No. 83, January 24, 2023
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16M Enrolled in the ACA Marketplaces During the Open Enrollment Period; 2023 ADEA/AADOCR/Friends of NIDCR Advocacy Day; Ryan White HIV/AIDS Dental Reimbursement Program Now Open; CMS Issues Guidance to States on Medicaid Recertifications; Medicaid Expansion Debates Continue in States Across the Country
Volume 2, No. 82, January 18, 2023
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Biden Administration Extends the Public Health Emergency; U.S. Department of Education Announces Proposed Regulatory Changes for IDR Student Loan Payment Plans; 2023 ADEA/AADOCR/Friends of NIDCR Advocacy Day; Connecticut Expands Medicaid to Include Income Eligible Children, Regardless of Immigration Status; Maryland Official Files Proposal to Add Dental Benefits for Enrolled Adults
Volume 2, No. 81, January 10, 2023
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118th U.S. Congress is Sworn In; CMS Proposed Rule Tackles Provider Availability and Simplifies Plan Choices; The 2023 HRSA Loan Application Cycle is Now Open; 2023 State Legislative Sessions Begin Across the Country; Update to ADEA State Opioid Chart Now Available
DECEMBER 2022
Volume 2, No. 80, December 14, 2022
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Senate Makeup; Washington State Proposes Rule Changes for the Administration of Anesthetic Agents
Volume 2, No. 79, December 7, 2022
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Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Student Debt Relief Plan; House Democrats Elect Leadership for the New Congress; New CDC Guidelines for Opioid Prescribing; North Carolina Department of Health Releases Updated Dental Opioid Action Plan; Iowa Dental Board Proposes Recognition of Additional Specialty
Volume 2, No. 78, December 1, 2022
In This Issue |
Administration Extends Student Loan Repayment Pause Beyond Dec. 31; HHS Community Initiative to Increase COVID-19 Vaccinations; New York Governor Signs Bill Changing Residency Requirements; Canadian Dental Benefit Becomes Law
NOVEMBER 2022
Volume 2, No. 77, November 22, 2022
In This Issue |
New Leadership for the New Congress; CMS Announces Medicare Will Cover Necessary Dental Care; Congress Returns to a Busy and Contentious Post-election Session; Delta Dental to Administer Dental Benefits for Adults Enrolled in New Hampshire Medicaid; North Carolina Board Requires Continuing Education on Substance Abuse and Mental Health; Oregon to Launch Dental Benefits for Veterans in January
Volume 2, No. 76, November 16, 2022
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Dems Retain Control of the U.S. Senate; U.S. House Still too Close to Call; Judge Temporarily Halts the Biden-Harris Student Debt Relief Plan; State Health and Higher Education Ballot Initiative Results; Democrats Make Gains at the State Level, but Republicans Still Dominate State Legislatures
Volume 2, No. 75, November 8, 2022
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CDC Issues Health Advisory to the Dental Community; CDC Issues New Guidance for Opioid Prescribing; Kentucky to Expand Dental Benefits for Adult Medicaid Populations; Louisiana Proposes Several Changes to Licensure Rules, Finalizes Rule to Allow Dental Hygiene Practice in Nursing Homes
Volume 2, No. 74, November 1, 2022
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Republicans Favored to Take Back the House; Senate Races Tightening, Control of Senate a Tossup ; States Face Health Care and Higher Education Questions on Upcoming Ballots; Governors and State Legislators Up for Election Throughout Most of the Country
OCTOBER 2022
Volume 2, No. 73, October 25, 2022
In This Issue |
Groups Challenge Biden’s Student Debt Relief Plan in Court; Rhode Island Board of Examiners in Dentistry Proposes Rules for Teledentistry and Changes to Public Health Dental Hygienists; PSLF Temporary Waiver Ends Oct. 31
Volume 2, No. 72, October 18, 2022
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HHS Releases Final Rule to Fix the ACA’s “Family Glitch”; PSLF Temporary Waiver Ends on Oct. 31, 2022; U.S. Department of Education Now Accepting Student Debt Relief Applications During Beta Testing; KY Board of Dentistry Proposes Rules for Mobile Dental Clinics and Portable Dental Units
Volume 2, No. 71, October 11, 2022
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House Republicans Release Their “Commitment to America” Policy Agenda for Next Congress; CURES 2.0 Fails to Move Forward; ED Releases Update on Biden’s Student Debt Relief Plan; Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Temporary Waiver Ends on Oct. 31;
California to Implement Notice Requirements for Insurers Who Provide Teledentistry Services Through a Third Party
Volume 2, No. 70, October 4, 2022
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CDC No Longer Recommends Universal Masking in Health Care Facilities; Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Temporary Waiver Ends on Oct. 31, 2022; ED Releases Update on Biden’s Student Debt Relief Plan; North Carolina Proposes Changes to Sedation Rules
SEPTEMBER 2022
Volume 2, No. 69, September 27, 2022
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Congress Sends the Joint Consolidation Loan Separation Act to the President; CSG Releases Draft of Dentist and Dental Hygiene Licensure Compact ; LOAN ACT Introduced in House to Lower Cost of College Education; CMS Issues Proposed Rule Streamlining the Medicaid Eligibility and Enrollment Process
Volume 2, No. 68, September 20, 2022
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Supreme Court Rules Yeshiva University Must Comply with New York Court Ruling for Now; Biden Appoints First Director of ARPA-H; Trudeau Shares More About First Phase of Canadian Dental Plan; Delaware Governor Signs Bill to Address Dental Care Access for Underserved Communities, Licensure and Other Issues
Volume 2, No. 67, September 14, 2022
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Biden Administration Releases More Information on Student Loan Cancelation; DHS Issues Rule Rescinding Trump-era Policy on Public Charge; Congress Considers Funding the Federal Government into Fiscal Year 2023; HHS and DOJ Issue Guidance on Nondiscrimination in Telehealth; California Governor Signs Bill Allowing Registered Dental Hygienists in Alternative Practice to Provide Dental Services in Specified Facilities; Colorado and Pennsylvania Invest in Training for Dental Assistants; Federal Judge Reinstates Work Requirement in Georgia’s Partial Medicaid Expansion Proposal
AUGUST 2022
Volume 2, No. 66, August 9, 2022
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ADEA Advocate to Go on Hiatus in August; Biden Administration Declares Monkeypox Public Health Emergency; Senate Passes the Inflation Reduction Act; Hope for Medicaid Expansion in North Carolina, Despite Differences in House and Senate Proposals; ADEA Advocacy in Action
Volume 2, No. 65, August 2, 2022
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Senate COVID-19 Supplemental Appropriations Bill Proposed; Senate Appropriations Bills for Fiscal Year 2023; HHS Issues Proposed Rule to Reinstate LGBTQ Protections in Health Care; House Approves Telehealth Extensions Through 2024; Canadian Government Seeks Private Stakeholder Input for Proposed National Dental Plan; Nevada Receives HRSA Grants to Grow Dental Workforce
JULY 2022
Volume 2, No. 64, July 27, 2022
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Biden Extends Public Health Emergency Until October 2022; Federal District Court Judge Blocks ED’s Title IX Guidance Protecting Transgender Students; Biden Administration Requests Significant Changes to Tennessee Block Grant Proposal; Delaware Bill Would Create Task Force to Address Dental Care Access for Underserved Communities, Licensure and Other Issues
Volume 2, No. 63, July 19, 2022
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ED Releases Proposed Rule Designed to Improve Student Loan Repayment and Relief Programs; FDA Grants Prescribing Authority to Pharmacists Under Revised EUA; Georgia Gov. Signs Bill to Add Dental Education Representation to State Dental Board; Canadian Health Minister Expects Dental Program to Be Implemented by Year End
Volume 2, No. 62, July 12, 2022
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CMS Proposes Expanding Medicare to Include Additional Dental Coverage; FDA Temporarily Stays Order Banning Sale of Juul E-Cigarettes; New Hampshire Expands Dental Coverage for Adults Enrolled in Medicaid; Missouri Gov. Signs Bill Making Dentists, Dental Surgeons and Dental Hygienists Eligible for Student Loan Repayment Program; Virginia Budget Increases Reimbursement for Medicaid Dental Services
Volume 2, No. 61, July 6, 2022
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Senate HELP Committee Passes FDA Reauthorization Bill; House Energy and Commerce Committee Holds Hearing on Public Health Legislation; House Advances Labor-HHS Appropriations Bill; Delaware Bill Would Allow Telehealth from Out-of-state Practitioners; Maine Implements Expanded Dental Coverage for Adults Enrolled in Medicaid
JUNE 2022
Volume 2, No. 60, June 28, 2022
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FDA Bans Juul’s E-Cigarettes from U.S. Market; ED Releases Proposed Title IX Rule; Senate Passes Gun Safety Legislation With Health Care Provisions; Hawaii Gov. Signs Bill Allowing Dental Assistants in Public Health Settings to Perform Limited Tasks Under Dental Hygienists’ Supervision; Oregon Board of Dentistry Approves Dental Therapy Regulations
Volume 2, No. 59, June 22, 2022
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HHS Officials Stress the Need for Additional COVID Funding During Senate Hearing; New Hampshire Bill Expands Dental Benefits for Adults Enrolled in Medicaid; North Carolina Debates Medicaid Expansion and Managed Care; Colorado Governor Signs Bill to Create Peer Health Assistance Program for Dental Hygienists
Volume 2, No. 58, June 14, 2022
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CDC Removes Advice to Wear a Mask for Protection Against Monkeypox; FDA Advisory Committee Approves Novavax’s Coronavirus Vaccine; CDC Lifts Required Negative COVID-19 Test Prior to Entering the U.S.; Licensure Portability Bills Move Forward in Ohio and Louisiana; Colorado Gov. Signs Bills to Expand Preceptor Tax Credit and Implement Rural Health Workforce Initiative
Volume 2, No. 57, June 7, 2022
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ARPA-H’s First Acting Deputy Director Appointed; NIH Implements New Requirement to Address Harassment; Reminder: HRSA Accepting Applications for the Faculty Loan Repayment Program; Illinois Bill Establishes Repayment and Scholarship Program for Qualified Health Professionals; Louisiana Will Send Licensure Changes to Governor
Volume 2, No. 56, June 2, 2022
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U.S. Surgeon General Releases Recommendations for Addressing Health Care Worker Burnout; Faculty Loan Repayment Program Accepts New Applications; New York Bill Would Make Changes to Residency Requirements; Colorado May Expand Preceptor Tax Credit
MAY 2022
Volume 2, No. 55, May 24, 2022
In This Issue |
CDC Approves Pfizer Booster Shot for Children Ages 5 to 11; House Committee Approves ARPA-H Authorization; Missouri Bill Would Make Dentists, Dental Surgeons and Dental Hygienists Eligible for Student Loan Repayment Program; Maryland and Tennessee to Add Dental Benefits for Adults Enrolled in Medicaid
Volume 2, No. 54, May 17, 2022
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The Medicare for All Act of 2022 Introduced by Sen. Bernie Sanders Includes Dental Coverage; Congressional Tri-caucus Reintroduces the Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2022; Colorado Will Send Dental Therapy Bill to Governor; New York Expands Dental Hygienists’ Ability to Administer Anesthesia
Volume 2, No. 53, May 10, 2022
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House Shows Bipartisan Support for Amending FDA User Fee Agreements; White House Announces First Black and First Openly Gay Press Secretary; New York Prohibits Withholding Transcripts Because of Student Debt; Colorado Senate Passes Dental Therapy and Rural Oral Health Workers Education Legislation; North Carolina Dental Board Debates Deep Sedation Rules
Volume 2, No. 52, May 3, 2022
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Republicans Introduce Bill to End Current Student Loan Repayment Pause; HHS Secretary Becerra Faces Representative Eshoo’s Wrath Over ARPA-H; ADEA’s Summary of State and Federal Loan Forgiveness Programs Updated; Oklahoma Legislature Passes Modifications to Dental Practice Act, Includes Manikin-based Licensure Exams; California Bill Would Allow Registered Dental Hygienists in Alternative Practice to Provide Dental Services in Specified Facilities
APRIL 2022
Volume 2, No. 51, April 26, 2022
In This Issue |
HHS Officially Establishes ARPA-H Under the NIH Umbrella; FDA Releases Final Rule for Added Fluoride Levels in Bottled Water; West Virginia Increases Licensure Portability; New York Funds Fellowship to Address Oral Health Disparities
Volume 2, No. 50, April 20, 2022
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Now Available: ADEA Update to Summary of Legislation and Regulations Addressing Prescription Drug and Opioid Abuse; Biden Administration Extends Public Health Emergency for 90-days; U.S. Department of Education Gives Student Borrowers in Default a Fresh Start; Grant Announcement; Expanded Function Dental Hygienist Bill Heads to Maryland Governor; Virginia and Florida Enact New Licensure Laws
Volume 2, No. 49, April 12, 2022
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Federal Student Loan Pause Extended Until Aug. 31; U.S. Department of Education Extends Deadline for HEERF Funds Use; Update on Adult Medicaid Dental Coverage; Maryland Exempts Oral Hygiene Products From Sales Tax
Volume 2, No. 48, April 5, 2022
In This Issue |
ADEA 2022 Virtual Capitol Hill Day; Biden Administration Launches its COVID-19 Website; HHS Secretary: NIH Will House New Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, Director Will Report Directly to HHS Secretary; New Law Extends Medicaid Oral Health Postpartum Coverage; Oklahoma Senate Passes Modifications to Dental Practice Act, Includes Manikin-based Licensure Exams; Maryland Senate Passes Bill Requiring State Medicaid Program to Provide Dental Benefits to Adults; Georgia Legislature Votes to Add Dental Education Representation to State Dental Board
MARCH 2022
Volume 2, No. 47, March 30, 2022
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President’s FY 2023 Budget Released; House Committee Holds Authorizing Hearing for Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health; Liberal-NDP Deal Would Provide Dental Coverage for Millions of Canadians; West Virginia Sends Licensure Portability Bill to Governor; Maine Legislators Pass Bill Requiring Medical Loss Ratio for Dental Insurers
Volume 2, No. 46, March 15, 2022
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Biden Administration Unveils Its Test and Treat Initiative; House Chairman Introduces Bill to Strengthen the FDA’s Accelerated Drug Approval Process; Licensure Bills Sent to Governors in Multiple States; Utah Bill Would Allow License by Credentials for Those Licensed Outside of the United States; ADEA 2022 Virtual Caplital Hill Day
Volume 2, No. 45, March 8, 2022
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NIH and HHS Urge Policymakers to Address Oral Health Disparities; Biden Delivers First State of the Union Address; West Virginia House Votes to Increase Licensure Portability; Wisconsin Passes Bill to Establish Certification Program for EFDAs
Volume 2, No. 44, March 1, 2022
In This Issue |
CDC Announces New Mask Guidelines; House Energy and Commerce Committee Holds ARPA-H Hearing; Indiana Bill Would Prohibit Dental Plans From Setting Fees for Services Not Covered; Medicaid Expansion May be Coming to North Carolina, South Dakota Lawmakers Vote Down Similar Proposal
FEBRUARY 2022
Volume 2, No. 43, February 23, 2022
In This Issue |
CDC Releases Proposed Guidelines for Opioid Prescribing; PSLF Waiver Information Available on ADEA Website; Dental Hygienists Peer Health Assistance Bill Passed by Colorado Senate; Licensure Bills Move Forward in Multiple States
Volume 2, No. 42, February 16, 2022
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Sixteen States Renew Legal Efforts to Stop Health Care Worker Vaccine Mandate; White House Director of Science and Technology Policy Resigns; CDC Seeks Clinical Practice Opioid Prescribing Comments; Florida’s Medicaid Dental Carve Out Could Be Moved Back Into State’s Managed Care Plans; Proposed Amendment to Missouri Constitution Could Gut State’s Medicaid Expansion
Volume 2, No. 41, February 9, 2022
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America COMPETES Act of 2022 Clears in the House; ADEA Launches New Teledentistry Resource; Education Secretary Delivers His Vision for American Education; Pair of Scope of Practice Bills Moving in Arizona;
Volume 2, No. 40, February 1, 2022
In This Issue |
Record Enrollment Through Fed and State Government’s Health Insurance Marketplaces; ADEA, Other Organizations to Hold Webinar on the New Temporary PSLF Waiver; ADEA, Other Organizations to Hold Webinar on PSLF Program and New Temporary Waiver; U.S. Supreme Court Hears Harvard and UNC Cases Challenging Affirmative Action in Admissions; Maryland Bill Would Add Dental Benefits for Adults on Medicaid; Massachusetts Ballot Initiative Would Establish Medical Loss Ratio and Review of Rates for Dental Insurers
JANUARY 2022
Volume 2, No. 39, January 25, 2022
In This Issue |
CMS Updates Compliance Deadlines for Health Care Providers’ Vaccine Mandate; Biden Administration Provides Free COVID-19 Rapid Test Kits; ADEA, Other Organizations to Hold Webinar on PSLF Program and New Temporary Waiver; State Legislatures Begin Sessions; New Benefits and Increased Reimbursement Implemented in Minnesota Medicaid
Volume 2, No. 38, January 19, 2022
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U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Health Care Provider Vaccine Mandate But Blocks Employer Vaccine Mandate; FDA Warns of Dental Problems Related to Oral Buprenorphine Medicines; New Hampshire House Passes Adult Medicaid Dental Benefits
Volume 2, No. 37, January 11, 2022
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U.S. Supreme Court Hears Challenges to Biden’s Vaccine Mandates; Congress Opens the New Year with Some Unfinished Business; 2022 is a Big Election Year; State Medicaid Updates; New York Passes Legislation Requiring Co-prescribing of Opioid Antagonist
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DECEMBER 2021
Volume 2, No. 36, December 21, 2021
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CMS Vaccine Rule for Health Care Workers Partially Re-instated; U.S. Department of Education Announces Timing for New Title IX Regulations; Circuit Court of Appeals Reimposes OSHA COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate; Another Brief Look Ahead at State Legislative Sessions; Supreme Court Upholds New York Vaccine Mandate
Volume 2, No. 35, December 14, 2021
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House Energy and Commerce Committee Holds Hearing on Biomedical Research; USPSTF Releases Final Recommendation Statement on Screening and Interventions to Prevent Dental Caries in Children; Department of Education Webinar on Restarting Loan Repayment
Volume 2, No. 34, December 7, 2021
In This Issue |
CMS Suspends COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Health Care Workers; COVID-19 Employer Mandate Cases Consolidated in the Sixth Circuit; Biden Administration Announces $1.5 Billion Investment in Health Care Workforce; California Dental Hygiene Board Proposes Rules to Perform Soft Tissue Curettage and Administer Local Anesthesia
NOVEMBER 2021
Volume 2, No. 33, November 24, 2021
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House Passes the Build Back Better Act; COVID-19 Employer Mandate Cases Consolidated in the Sixth Circuit; Biden Nominates Dr. Robert Califf for FDA Commissioner; Tennessee Proposal Would Send Dollars to Dental Schools to Increase Care in Rural Areas; Texas Seeks Comments on Proposed Teledentistry Regulations; Holiday Hiatus; ADEA Advocacy in Action
Volume 2, No. 32, November 16, 2021
In This Issue |
States and Businesses Challenge CMS and DOL COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates; Presidential COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force Issues Final Report; New Jersey Governor Signs Bills That Will Impact Oral Health Practitioners
Volume 2, No. 31, November 10, 2021
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CMS and DOL Issue Emergency COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements; House Subcommittee Marks Up Health Care Bills; Task Force on Oral Health in Maryland Begins Work; Iowa Dental Board to Convene Task Force to Address Dental Hygienists and Dental Assistants Shortage;
Volume 2, No. 30, November 2, 2021
In This Issue |
Build Back Better Act Revised, Medicaid Oral Health Benefit Removed; Updates on Recently Introduced Oral Health-related Legislation in the House; ADEA Releases Teledentistry: Innovation to Improving Access and Delivery to Oral Health Care Services; California Gov. Signs Bill Increasing Licensure Reciprocity for Military Spouses and Domestic Partners; ADEA Advocacy in Action
OCTOBER 2021
Volume 2, No. 29, October 26, 2021
In This Issue |
FY 2022 Department of Health and Human Services Budget Update; For the First Time, FDA Authorizes Marketing of an E-cigarette; Federal Judge Rules University of North Carolina Can Consider Race in Admissions; ADEA Advocacy in Action
Volume 2, No. 28, October 19, 2021
In This Issue |
HHS Makes $100 Million Available for State Loan Repayment Programs; Vaccine Mandates and Prohibitions Vary by State; New California Law Will Allow Dental Interns and Residents to Challenge Termination or Discipline; ADEA Advocacy in Action
Volume 2, No. 27, October 12, 2021
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Major Improvements Announced to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program; DHS Requests Comments on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program; Statement of the American Dental Education Association Advocating a Dental Benefit in Medicare; Missouri Begins Enrollment Under Medicaid Expansion; Delaware Expands Provisional Licenses; ADEA Advocacy in Action
Volume 2, No. 26, October 5, 2021
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Congress Votes to Keep the Government Operating; Congress Continues to Debate Infrastructure Bill and the Build Back Better Act; Student Loan Bill of Rights Becomes Law in Oregon; Wisconsin Senate Passes Bill to Establish Certification Program for EFDAs; ADEA Advocacy in Action
SEPTEMBER 2021
Volume 2, No. 25, September 28, 2021
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Keeping the Federal Government Open; Minnesota Law Aims to Revamp Medicaid Dental Benefits and Launch Dental Home Demonstration Project; ADEA Advocacy in Action
Volume 2, No. 24, September 22, 2021
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House Ways & Means Committee Bill Provides a Dental and Oral Health Services Benefit in Medicare; California Sends Multiple Bills Impacting Oral Health Professionals to Governor
Volume 2, No. 23, September 14, 2021
In This Issue |
House Bill Adds Dental Benefit to Medicare; Biden Announces New COVID-19 Measures; State Legislatures Begin Pre-Filing; ADEA Advocacy in Action
AUGUST 2021
Volume 2, No. 22, August 12, 2021
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ADEA Advocacy in Action; Federal Funds Will Not Be Withheld From Universities That Do Not Require Vaccinations; CMS Proposes Additional Hospital Price Transparency Rule; California Mandates Vaccines for Many Health Care Workers, But Not Dental Offices; Labor Department Sues Texas Dental Practice Due to OSHA Violation; Arkansas Seeks Approval for Medicaid Work Incentives; West Virginia Teledentistry Rules Take Effect; ADEA Advocate Summer Hiatus
Volume 2, No. 21, August 3, 2021
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ADEA Advocacy in Action; CDC Revises Mask Wearing Guidance; House Passes Dental Education Programs Appropriations Bill; NIDCR Seeks Input on Five Proposed Concepts; Two Student Loan Servicers End Contracts with ED; California to Require Regular COVID Testing for Unvaccinated Health Care Workers; Missouri Supreme Court Rules Medicaid Expansion Ballot Initiative Constitutional
JULY 2021
Volume 2, No. 20, July 27, 2021
In This Issue |
ADEA Advocacy in Action; HHS Announces $103M in Grants to Strengthen Resiliency and Address Burnout in Health Care Workforce; Department of Education Releases New Title IX Guidance; Oregon Governor Signs Dental Therapy Bill; North Carolina Legislature Sends to Governor a Teledentistry, Dental Hygienists’ Scope of Practice and Licensure Reciprocity Bill
Volume 2, No. 19, July 20, 2021
In This Issue |
ADEA Advocacy in Action; Medicaid Expansion Update; Dental Education Programs Fare Well in FY 2022 HHS Budget; NIDCR Releases Q&A About the Upcoming Oral Health in America Report; Medicaid Funding Agreement Reached for Puerto Rico and U.S. Territories; Iowa to Allow Expanded Function Dental Assistants to Place Sealants; Connecticut Will Allow Children and Dependents Age 26 and Under to Remain on Parents’ Dental Plans
Volume 2, No. 18, July 13, 2021
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ADEA Advocacy in Action; DHS Withdraws Proposed Rule Limiting Student Visa Time Limits; Bill Introduced to Include Dental, Hearing and Vision Coverage in Medicare; Oregon Passes Bill Regulating Student Loan Servicers; Virginia Launches Comprehensive Dental Benefit for Adults on Medicaid While New Hampshire Fails Again to Fund Similar Benefits
Volume 2, No. 17, July 7, 2021
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ADEA Advocacy in Action; Supreme Court Declines to Hear Transgender Case; Provider Relief Fund Reporting Portal Opens; Oregon Dental Therapy Bill Headed to Governor; Governor of Maine Signs Health Care Provider Loan Repayment Program Bill; New Jersey Passes Dentist Vaccine Bill
JUNE 2021
Volume 2, No. 16, June 30, 2021
In This Issue |
ADEA Advocacy in Action; Supreme Court Upholds the Affordable Care Act; Medicaid Reaches a Record Enrollment of 80 Million People;New Hampshire Weighs Adult Dental Benefit; Biomedical Research Included in the FY 2022 Federal Budget Proposal
Volume 2, No. 15, June 22, 2021
In This Issue |
ADEA Advocacy in Action; ED Extends Title IX Protections to LGBTQ Students; ED Holds Public Hearings on Title IX; Maryland Adds Comprehensive Dental Benefits for Pregnant and Postpartum People Enrolled in Medicaid; Texas Governor Signs Teledentistry Bill; Michigan Governor Signs Bills to Increase Licensure Portability for Members of the Military and Their Dependents
Volume 2, No. 14, June 15, 2021
In This Issue |
ADEA Advocacy in Action; HHS Extends Time to Use Provider Relief Fund Payments; OSHA Releases COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards for Health Care Settings; Medicaid Expansion Update; Maine Legislature Sends Numerous Bills Impacting Oral Health Professionals to the Governor; Missouri Becomes the Final State to Add a Prescription Drug Monitoring Program
Volume 2, No. 13, June 8, 2021
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ADEA Advocacy in Action; WHO Declares Oral Health a Global Priority; Senate Committee Passes the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act; Colorado Bans Legacy Admissions at Public Institutions; Oklahoma Supreme Court Rules State Agency Lacks Authority to Implement Medicaid Managed Care; Oregon Governor Signs Bill Requiring Dental-only Health Plans to Reimburse for Telemedicine
Volume 2, No. 12, June 2, 2021
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ADEA Advocacy in Action; Democrats Seek Stakeholder Input on New Public Health Insurance Option; Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Becomes First African American to Lead CMS; FDA Changes Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Storage Requirements; Nebraska Governor Signs Bill Clarifying Rules for Faculty Dental Licenses; Tennessee Governor Signs Bill Allowing Initial Licensure Exams for Dentists to Include Nonhuman Subjects; Michigan and New Mexico Adopt Finalized Dental Therapy Regulations
MAY 2021
Volume 2, No. 11, May 25, 2021
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ADEA Advocacy in Action; Senate Holds Hearing on the Need to Strengthen the Health Care Workforce; The Department of Education Announces A Virtual Public Hearing on Title IX; CDC Approves Use of Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine for Ages 12 to 15; Georgia Temporarily Permits Manikin Exams for Initial Licensure; Louisiana House Passes Bill to Provide Medicaid Dental Coverage to Adults with Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities; North Carolina House Passes Bill Requiring Health Benefit Plans to Provide Coverage for Dental Procedures That Result From Cancer Treatment
Volume 2, No. 10, May 18, 2021
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ADEA Advocacy in Action; U.S. Department of Education Releases $36 Billion in Aid to Higher Education Institutions; CDC Says Fully Vaccinated People no Longer Need Masks; Texas House Passes Teledentistry Legislation; Update on Medicaid Expansion; California Bill Would Make Changes to the State’s Dental Hygiene Practice Act
Volume 2, No. 9, May 11, 2021
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ADEA Advocacy in Action; CDC Releases COVID-19 Updated Guidance; FDA Plans to Ban Menthol Cigarettes; ADEA Releases Summary of Impact of COVID-19 on U.S. Dental Schools; Michigan Bill Would Allow Board of Dentistry to Grant More Specialty Licenses; Oklahoma Passes Universal Licensure Bill; Oregon House Passes Dental Therapy Bill
Volume 2, No. 8, May 5, 2021
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ADEA Advocacy in Action; President Biden Unveils $1.8 Trillion Proposal Before Congress; Colorado Legislature Sends Bills to Governor That Could Increase Dental Coverage; ICE Allows Online Learning for 2021-2022 Academic Year; Florida Legislature Passes Protections for Institutions Sued for Tuition or Fee Reimbursement Due to Pandemic Precautions; Washington State Legislature Sends Bill Requiring Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Antiracism Training and Assessments to Governor
APRIL 2021
Volume 2, No. 7, April 27, 2021
In This Issue |
ADEA Advocacy in Action; Kansas Governor Signs Bill to Increase Licensure Reciprocity; Democrats Reintroduce Prescription Drug-pricing Negotiation Bill; CDC Releases Report on Post-vaccine, COVID-19 Infections; New Jersey Governor Signs Bill That Requires Co-prescribing; State Medicaid Update
Volume 2, No. 6, April 21, 2021
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ADEA Advocacy in Action; CDC and FDA Pause Use of Johnson & Johnson Vaccine; Dental Therapy Bill Passes Wisconsin Senate; Maryland General Assembly Sends Multiple Bills Addressing Health Disparities to Governor; ED Issues Letter Addressing Title IX Review
Volume 2, No. 5, April 13, 2021
In This Issue |
ADEA Advocacy in Action; HHS Expands COVID-19 Vaccine Program to All Federal Health Centers; Tennessee Votes to Lift Restrictions That Prevent Oral Health Program Affiliates From Serving on Dental Board; DoD Repeals Trump Era Rules, Allows Transgendered Service Members to Openly Serve; Iowa Bill Would Require Public Water Suppliers to Provide Notice Before Discontinuing Fluoride; Indiana Passes Bill That Would Allow Dentists to Administer Vaccines
Volume 2, No. 4, April 6, 2021
In This Issue |
ADEA Advocacy in Action; North Carolina Bill Would Create Standards for the Practice of Teledentistry; House Reauthorizes Violence Against Women Act, Senate Passage Questionable; Saskatchewan Institutions Receive $150,000 in Seed Money for Dental Therapy Program;Washington State Bill to Require Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Antiracism Training and Assessments at Higher Education Institutions; NIDCR Study Finds a Role for Saliva in COVID-19 Transmission; Registration Is Open for the ADEA 2021 Virtual Capitol Hill Day
MARCH 2021
Volume 2, No. 3, March 30, 2021
In This Issue |
ADEA Advocacy in Action; Update on Licensure Portability; Applications for the 2021 Dental Faculty Loan Repayment Program Now Open; West Virginia on Verge of Allowing Telehealth Across State Lines; Senate Confirms Rachel Levine, First Openly Transgender Assistant Health Secretary; Maryland Senate Passes Bill Requiring Dental Coverage for Pregnant and Postpartum People; Registration Is Open for the ADEA 2021 Virtual Capitol Hill Day
Volume 2, No. 2, March 23, 2021
In This Issue |
ADEA Advocacy in Action; HHS Allows Dentists and Dental Students to Provide COVID-19 Vaccinations; Medicare Reimbursement for COVID-19 Vaccinators Increased; New Mexico House Passes Bill to Expand Definition of Teledentistry; Indiana Senate and Wisconsin Legislature Pass Vaccine Bills; Supreme Court Calls off Hearing on Medicaid Work Requirements
Volume 2, No. 1, March 9, 2021
In This Issue |
ADEA Advocacy in Action; Congress Reintroduces the TREAT Act; CDC Training Modules for COVID-19 Vaccinators; Minnesota Governor Signs Bill Allowing Dentists to Give Vaccines for COVID-19; Utah Legislature Sends Two Bills to Governor Impacting Oral Health Professionals; New Mexico Senate Passes Bill to Expand Definition of Teledentistry; New Jersey Legislature Passes Bill to Require Co-prescribing
Volume 1, No. 100, March 2, 2021
In This Issue |
ADEA Advocacy in Action; FDA Approves Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine; House Passes the Equality Act; Virginia and Kansas Allow Oral Health Professionals to Administer COVID-19 Vaccines; Biden Administration Asks Supreme Court to Cancel Hearings on Work Requirements; Arizona Legislature Passes Bill to Modify Affiliated Practice Agreements; West Virginia House Bill to Increase Licensure Reciprocity
FEB. 2021
Volume 1, No. 99, February 23, 2021
In This Issue |
ADEA Advocacy in Action; CDC Updates Quarantine Rules for Vaccinated Persons Exposed to COVID-19; President Biden Opposes $50,000 in Student Loan Forgiveness; Maryland Senate Passes Bill to Create Task Force on Oral Health Care; Iowa House Passes Bill Requiring 75% of Students Accepted to Dental School to be State Residents; Update on Medicaid
Volume 1, No. 98, February 16, 2021
In This Issue |
ADEA Advocacy in Action; COVID-19 Relief and Stimulus Legislation; States to Move to Allow Oral Health Professionals to Administer Vaccines for COVID-19; Biden Administration Open the ACA Marketplace for Special Enrollment Period; DOJ Reverses Position on Affordable Care Act Constitutionality; Utah Senate Passes Bill That Would Require Medicaid to Reimburse Dental Hygienists Directly
Volume 1, No. 97, February 9, 2021
In This Issue |
ADEA Advocacy in Action; Johnson & Johnson Applies for EUA for COVID-19 Vaccine; Now Available: Update to Summary of Legislation and Regulations Addressing Prescription Drug and Opioid Abuse; DOJ Withdraws Lawsuit Accusing Yale of Discrimination; New York Senate Passes Bill to Require Cultural Awareness and Competency Training; Mississippi House Passes Bill to Increase Licensure Portability
Volume 1, No. 96, February 2, 2021
In This Issue |
ADEA Advocacy in Action; HHS Extends the Public Health Emergency; Biden Orders Review of Medicaid Waivers Allowing Work Requirements; ED Says LGBTQ Discrimination Doesn't Apply to Title IX; More States Allow Dentists and Dental Hygienists to Administer COVID Vaccines
JAN. 2021
Volume 1, No. 95, January 26, 2021
In This Issue |
ADEA Advocacy in Action; Colorado, Georgia, Nevada and Washington Permit Dentists to Administer COVID-19 Vaccination; Biden Administration Extends Student Loan Freeze; Hearings on Implicit Bias Training Requirements Scheduled in Maryland Legislature; U.S. Will Remain a Member of the World Health Organization
Volume 1, No. 94, January 19, 2021
In This Issue |
ADEA Advocacy in Action; Trump Administration Reverses Course and Releases Additional Vaccine Dosages, ADEA Shares Concerns with the Biden-Harris Transition Team; New Jersey Permits Dentists to Give COVID-19 Vaccine; Trump Administration Approves Tennessee Medicaid Block Grant Proposal
Volume 1, No. 93, January 12, 2021
In This Issue |
ADEA Advocacy in Action; CDC Issues Final Guidance for Phase I, States Allow Oral Health Professionals to Provide Vaccines for COVID-19; Georgia Senate Elections; 2021 State Legislative Sessions Begin Across the Country; Historic Firsts at OHSU When Dentist Gives COVID-19 Vaccine; FDA Rejects Changes in COVID-19 Vaccine Protocols
DEC. 2020
Volume 1, No. 92, December 22, 2020
In This Issue |
ADEA Advocacy in Action; FDA Approves Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine, Massachusetts Governor Uses Line-Item Veto Power to Strike Expanded Medicaid Adult Dental Benefits; Ohio Governor Signs Bill Increasing Regulation of Mobile Dental Facilities; CDC Releases New Guidance on Quarantine Time; FY 2021 Appropriations and COVID-19 Relief Legislation Near Passage; New York Governor Signs Bill Requiring Parity for Standards of Care in Teledentistry
Volume 1, No. 91, December 15, 2020
In This Issue |
ADEA Advocacy in Action; FDA Approves Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine for Emergency Use, 2.9 Million Doses Shipped to States; Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Appeal on Medicaid Work Requirements; Vaccination Plans Vary Among States; Trump Administration Extends Student Loan Relief for One Additional Month; Biden-Harris Inauguration Information
Volume 1, No. 90, December 8, 2020
In This Issue |
ADEA Advocacy in Action; Health Care Personnel Will Receive the COVID-19 Vaccine First; Biden Transition Update; Judge Rules Against Federal Government’s New Prevailing Wage Rule; Montana Proposes Extension of Manikin-based Exams; Licensure Reciprocity for Members of the Military, Veterans and Their Dependents Gains Steam in Michigan
Volume 1, No. 89, December 2, 2020
In This Issue |
ADEA Advocacy in Action; AMA Supports a Public Option Health Insurance Plan; AMA Supports a Public Option Health Insurance Plan; Department of Education Changes Interpretation of Foreign Gift Reporting; Likely Changes to State Health Care Under Biden; Kentucky Avoids Higher Education Budget Cuts, Institutions to Receive Additional $20 Million in CARES Funds; AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 Vaccine Has 90% Efficacy; HHS Responds to ADEA on the Provider Relief Fund
NOV. 2020
Volume 1, No. 88, November 24, 2020
In This Issue |
ADEA Advocacy in Action; ADEA’s Summary of State and Federal Loan Forgiveness Programs Updated; Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 Vaccines Prove 95% Effective; President-elect Biden Transition; House Holds Leadership Elections for 117th Congress; California Budget Analysts Predict Surprising Budget Surplus
Volume 1, No. 87, November 19, 2020
In This Issue |
ADEA Advocacy in Action; Department of Education Announces Updates to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program; Biden Announces Coronavirus Taskforce; Colorado Governor’s Budget Proposal Would Restore Cuts to Higher Education; FY 2021 Appropriations; Georgia Receives Approval for Partial Medicaid Expansion and Permission to Leave ACA Exchange Markets; ADEA LIAA Award to Honor Jack Bresch
Volume 1, No. 86, November 17, 2020
In This Issue |
Special Election Coverage; The Presidential Election Results; Republicans Pick Up New Hampshire Legislature, But Little Change in State Legislative Control; No Surprises in Gubernatorial Races, and Republicans Pick Up Montana; Proposed Iowa Rule Would Allow Manikin-based Exams for Dental Licensure, Require Patient-based Exams for Dental Hygienists; ADEA Advocacy in Action
Volume 1, No. 85, November 12, 2020
In This Issue |
Special Election Coverage; The Presidential Election Results; The 2020 Senate Election Results; The 2020 House Election Results; ADEA Advocacy in Action
Volume 1, No. 84, November 3, 2020
In This Issue |
ADEA Advocacy in Action; Federal Government Will Cover Costs of Administering COVID-19 Injections; California Extends Time for Oral Health Professionals to Complete Initial Licensure Exam and CE Requirements; Labor Department Amends Prevailing Wage Rule for H1-B Visas; Indiana Granted 10-year Extension of Alternative Medicaid Expansion Program
OCT. 2020
Volume 1, No. 83, October 29, 2020
In This Issue |
ADEA Advocacy in Action; CDC Issues Two New Sets of Guidance; Oklahoma Issues RFPs for Medicaid Managed Care; CMS Approves Oklahoma’s Tiered Medicaid Expansion; DHS Proposes New Rule on Student Visa Duration; Red Cross Seeking Blood Donations
Volume 1, No. 82, October 20, 2020
In This Issue |
ADEA Advocacy in Action; Several November State Ballot Measures Could Impact Health and Education; White House Rejects Proposed CDC Guidance on Mask Mandate on Mass Transportation; California Governor Vetoes Bill Meant to Create Due Process for Fired or Disciplined Dental and Medical Residents; Kaiser Family Foundation Finds Half of African Americans Would Refuse COVID-19 Vaccine; Red Cross Seeking Blood Donations
Volume 1, No. 81, October 14, 2020
In This Issue |
ADEA Advocacy in Action; CDC Releases Guidance on Airborne Coronavirus Transmission; FDA Issues Tougher EUA Standards for COVID-19 Vaccines; Redistricting Looms Over 2020 State Elections; Delaware Begins Medicaid Adult Dental Coverage; Red Cross Seeking Blood Donors
Volume 1, No. 80, October 6, 2020
In This Issue |
ADEA Advocacy in Action; ADEA Urges ED to Stop Investigation of Princeton; NAM Releases Finalize Framework for Equitable Allocation of COVID-19 Vaccine; Expanded Medicaid Begins in Nebraska; Continuing Resolution for FY 2021 Enacted; Committee in Kentucky Discusses Legislation to Allow Local Jurisdictions to Decide on Community Water Fluoridation; Red Cross Seeking Blood Donors
SEPT. 2020
Volume 1, No. 79, September 29, 2020
In This Issue |
ADEA Advocacy in Action; ADEA Responds to President Trump’s Executive Order on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping; White House Executive Order on Health Care; CDC’s Guidance on Aerosolized Particles Hastily Withdrawn From Website; Nevada Joins Title IX Lawsuit; D.C. to Accept Nonpatient-based Clinical Exams for Initial Licensure; American Red Cross is Seeking Blood Donors
Volume 1, No. 78, September 22, 2020
In This Issue |
Trump Administration Issues New Drug Pricing Executive Order; California Legislature Passes Bill to Create Due Process for Fired or Disciplined Dental and Medical Interns; Montana Releases Report on Impacts of Medicaid Expansion; CMS Withdraws Proposed MFAR Rule
Volume 1, No. 77, September 15, 2020
In This Issue |
ADEA Advocacy in Action; ICE Reinstates March Guidance Prohibiting Certain New Students Entry; California Passes Protections for Student Loan Borrowers; Maine Medicaid Program Announces $1 Million in Temporary Provider Incentive Payments for Child Treatment; ED Announces Final Rule on Religious Liberty
Volume 1, No. 76, September 8, 2020
In This Issue |
ADEA Advocacy in Action; ADEA Comments on Recommendations for COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution; Georgia Proposes an End to the State’s ACA Exchange Market; CDC Changes COVID-19 Testing Guidance; California Passes “Ban the Box” Law for College Applications
AUG. 2020
Volume 1, No. 75, August 19, 2020
In This Issue |
ADEA Advocacy in Action; ADEA and ADA Respond to WHO Guidance to Delay Non-essential Dental Care During COVID-19 Pandemic; Trump Extends Student Loan Payment Deferments Until December; Court Denies States’ Efforts to Delay Implementation of New Title IX Regulations; Connecticut General Assembly Passes Temporary Telehealth Parity Bill; Nebraska Legislature Votes to Increase Autonomy of Dental Hygienists Performing Public Health-related Services
Volume 1, No. 74, August 11, 2020
In This Issue |
ADEA Advocacy in Action; White House Coronavirus Taskforce to Study Virus Aerosolization; President Trump Issues Executive Order on Improving Rural Health and Telehealth Access, Congress Also Drafting Legislation; Missouri Votes on Medicaid Expansion; Utah Closing Clinics Due to Pandemic-related Budget Cuts
Volume 1, No. 73, August 5, 2020
In This Issue |
ADEA Advocacy in Action; HHS Extends Provider Relief Fund Deadline for Medicaid, CHIP and Dental Providers; HHS Extends Public Health Emergency Declaration;Trump Administration Issues Interim DACA Policy; New Hampshire Governor Vetoes Adult Dental Medicaid Benefits Over Financial Concerns; Online Tool Shows How States Are Spending Coronavirus Relief Funds; Alabama to Test All Returning College Students for Coronavirus
JULY 2020
Volume 1, No. 72, July 29, 2020
In This Issue |
ADEA Advocacy in Action; CDC Changes COVID-19 Isolation Guidance; Trump Administration Changes CDC COVID-19 Data Reporting Process; Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Overturn Ruling on Medicaid Work Requirements in Arkansas; Dental Therapy Legislation Moving Through Massachusetts General Court; New York May Require Parity for Standards of Care for Dental Telehealth
Volume 1, No. 71, July 21, 2020
In This Issue |
ADEA Advocacy in Action; ADEA Offers State Advocacy Webinar; Trump Administration Rescinds Guidance Banning International Students from Taking Classes in the U.S.; New Hampshire May Establish Dental Coverage for Adults on Medicaid, While Other States Make Coverage Cuts; Michigan Governor Orders Implicit Bias Training for Health Care Professionals; State Attorneys General Oppose DeVos’ Borrowers Defense Rule
Volume 1, No. 70, July 14, 2020
In This Issue |
ADEA Advocacy in Action; ADEA Opposes New Trump Administration Guidance on Online Classes for International Students; Trump Administration No Longer Supports Pre-Existing Condition Coverage; Florida Bills End Suspension of Licenses for Student Loan Default, Allow Dental Lab Techs Onsite, Change Licensure and More; California Bill Amended to Provide Liability Protection to Institutions of Higher Education; Tennessee to Increase Number of Dental Hygienists a Dentist May Supervise at Volunteer Mobile Clinics
Volume 1, No. 69, July 7, 2020
In This Issue |
ADEA Advocacy in Action; CDC Releases Updated Re-Opening Dental Settings Guidance; Oklahoma Passes Medicaid Expansion Referendum; U.S. House Passes Enhancements to the Affordable Care Act; North Carolina Debates Number of Dental Hygienists a Dentists Should be Allowed to Oversee; Iowa Governor Signs Licensure Portability Bill
Volume 1, No. 68, July 1, 2020
In This Issue |
ADEA Advocacy in Action; Courts Block Education Department’s DACA Aid Interim Final Rule; Georgia May Allow Out-of-state Dentists and Dental Hygienists to Provide Voluntary Care; Trump Administration Issues New Immigration Executive Order; California Budget Deal Preserves Adult Dental Benefits and CalHealthCares, but Cuts $602 Million from University Systems; Michigan Bill Would Allow Out-of-state Clinical Hours to Count for Licensure
JUNE 2020
Volume 1, No. 67, June 23, 2020
In This Issue |
ADEA Advocacy in Action; HHS Allocates Funds to Medicaid and CHIP Providers; U.S. Supreme Court Extends Title VII Protections to the LGBTQ Community; U.S. Supreme Court Rules DACA Program Cannot Immediately End; Bill to Cut Adult Dental Medicaid Benefits Passes Colorado General Assembly;Louisiana Governor Signs Several Dental and Higher Education Bills
Volume 1, No. 66, June 16, 2020
In This Issue |
ADEA Advocacy in Action; States Sue Department of Education Over New Title IX Regulations; California Bill Would Require Due Process for Fired or Disciplined Dental and Medical Interns; ED Releases Interim Final Rule Regarding DACA Students Emergency Aid Grant Eligibility; CMS Supports Continued Use of Telehealth Post-pandemic
Volume 1, No. 65, June 10, 2020
In This Issue |
ADEA Advocacy in Action; Senate Holds Hearing on University Re-openings, ADEA Letter Cited in Hearing; Medicaid Adult Dental Benefits May Be on the Chopping Block as States Look to Shore Up Budgets; Confusion Remains Over DACA Eligibility for COVID-19 Emergency Student Aid; Iowa Expands Prescription Drug Monitoring Program
Volume 1, No. 64, June 2, 2020
In This Issue |
ADEA Advocacy in Action; ADEA and Others Ask Congress for College and University Liability Protection; Medicaid Expansion Update; ADEA Files Amicus Brief in Race-based Admission Case; CDC Releases Re-opening Dental Settings Guidance; Louisiana House Passes Pair of Dental Insurance Bills
MAY 2020
Volume 1, No. 63, May 27, 2020
In This Issue |
ADEA Advocacy in Action; Lost Clinic Revenue—Provider Relief Fund; Other COVID Issues; Dental School COVID Related Capital Needs; 2019 Graduate Licensure; CDC Releases Additional Re-opening Guidelines; Four More States Temporarily Revise Initial Licensure Requirements; Washington State Sues U.S. Department of Education Over DACA COVID-19 Student Aid; COVID-19’s Impact on State Budgets May Lead to Cuts in Higher Education Spending; ADEA Offers Webinars on New Title IX Regulations’ Impact on Higher Education
Volume 1, No. 62, May 20, 2020
In This Issue |
CDC Issues Re-Opening Guidance; Missouri Passes Licensure Reciprocity Bill; Maryland Allows Dental Hygienists to Prescribe and Administer Medications in Limited Circumstances; ACLU Sues DeVos Over New Title IX Regulation; Louisiana May Require Some Higher Education Institutions to Create New Policies in Response to COVID-19
Volume 1, No. 61, May 12, 2020
In This Issue |
Department of Education Issues Additional Reporting Requirements for CARES Act Student Aid; Three More States Temporarily Modify Dental Clinical Examination Requirements for Initial Licensure; Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Issues New Title IX Regulations; Internal Revenue Service Says Emergency Student Aid Is Not Income; Some States Resume Routine Dental Procedures; Provider Relief Fund Gets Additional $75 Billion
Volume 1, No. 60, May 5, 2020
In This Issue |
Connecticut Temporarily Adds Dentists to Definition of Telehealth Provider; More States Temporarily Revise Initial Licensure Requirements; DeVos Releases Additional CARES Act Funding for Minority Servicing Institutions; Education Department Determines DACA Students Ineligible for CARES Act Student Aid
APRIL 2020
Volume 1, No. 59, April 28, 2020
In This Issue |
Education Department Releases $6.2 Billion in Institutional Grants; More States Modify Testing Requirements for Initial Dental Licensure; Minnesota Bill Would Provide Grants to Dental Clinics; President Trump Issues Executive Order Aimed at Immigration
Volume 1, No. 58, April 22, 2020
In This Issue |
U.S. Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments Via Telephone; More States Seek to Ease Restrictions on Initial Licensure During State of Emergency; Virginia to Establish State-run Health Care Exchange; DeVos Releases $3 Billion to Governors for Education
Volume 1, No. 57, April 14, 2020
In This Issue |
DeVos Releases $6.28 Billion in Emergency Student Aid; U.S. Department of Education Releases Proposed Regulation for Distance Learning; ADEA Asks NGA to Encourage Governors to Modify State Licensure Laws for Recent Graduates; New York Negotiates Debt Relief for Private Borrowers; Washington Bills Expand Access to Dental Care
Volume 1, No. 56, April 7, 2020
In This Issue |
ADEA Urges DeVos to Quickly Distribute COVID-19 Funding; Coronavirus and Initial Licensure; OMB Approves Proposed Title IX Regulatory Changes; Update on Teledentistry
MARCH 2020
Volume 1, No. 55, March 31, 2020
In This Issue |
States Provide COVID-19 Responses in Higher Education; Congress Passes Third COVID-19 Related Bill; Trump Administration Stops Collection Activity on Defaulted Federal Student Loans; Several States Vote to Expand Dental Benefits for Adults on Medicaid; Telehealth Visits Surge With CMS’ Expansion of Coverage
Volume 1, No. 54, March 24, 2020
In This Issue |
States Respond to COVID-19 Outbreak; Trump Administration to Waive Student Loan Interest Amid COVID-19 Crisis; Democrats Introduce Bill to Support K-12 and Higher Education Students Amid COVID-19 Pandemic; Kentucky Board of Dentistry Proposes Requirements for Teledentistry; Florida Bill Makes Changes Impacting Dental Practices, Ends Suspension of Licenses for Health Care Practitioners Who Default on Student Loans;
Volume 1, No. 53, March 17, 2020
In This Issue |
Congress and Administration Prepare Second COVID-19 Bill; U.S. Senate Overturns Education Department’s Borrower Defense Rule Changes; Licensure Portability Trending in Several States; Oklahoma Becomes First State to Apply for Healthy Adult Opportunity Block Grant; CMS Covers Covid-19 Telehealth Visits
Volume 1, No. 52, March 10, 2020
In This Issue |
ADEA Cancels the 2020 Annual Session & Exhibition; Congress and Administration Provide Resources in Response to COVID-19; Federal Judge Strikes Down Michigan Medicaid Work Requirements; Teledentistry Bill Passes Virginia General Assembly; West Virginia Senate Passes Bill to Add Dental Benefits for Adults on Medicaid;
Supreme Court to Once Again Decide the Fate of the Affordable Care Act; Department of Education Issues Guidance on Educational Interruptions Caused by Coronavirus; National Academies of Sciences Reviews Fluoride Monograph
Volume 1, No. 51, March 3, 2020
In This Issue |
New Jersey Weighs New Cigarette Tax; Update: Trump Administration Requests $2.5 billion for Coronavirus Response; Bill Prohibiting Pediatric Care Waiting Periods Passes Senate in Maine; U.S. House of Representatives Codifies and Expands FDA Limited Ban on Tobacco Products; Late Breaking from the Supreme Court
FEB. 2020
Volume 1, No. 50, February 25, 2020
In This Issue |
Appeals Court Upholds Ruling Prohibiting Arkansas’ Medicaid Work Requirements; House Committee Democrats Object to Proposed Title IX Regulations; Democrats and Republicans Want a Fix to Surprise Billing; Children’s Oral Health Bills Moving Through Washington Legislature
Volume 1, No. 49, February 19, 2020
In This Issue |
Extending the Deadline for the Equal Rights Amendment Moves to the Senate; ADEA Launches Update to State Advocacy Toolkit; New York Senate Passes Cultural Competence Requirement; U.S. Department of Education Delays Review of New Disclosure Standards; President’s FY 2021 Budget Makes Cuts to Several Priority Dental Education Programs
Volume 1, No. 48, February 11, 2020
In This Issue |
Tenn. Governor Calls for Dental Benefits for Pregnant and Post-partum Women Under Medicaid; President Submits His FY 2021 Budget; Supreme Court to Decide Whether to Hear ACA Appeal Next Term; New York May Add Dental Anesthesiology to Accredited Residency Programs; Update to ADEA State Opioid Chart Now Available; CMS Proposes Changes to Exchange Subsidy Determination Rules
Volume 1, No. 47, February 4, 2020
In This Issue |
CMS Unveils Medicaid Block Grant Proposal; U.S. Health Officials Take Steps to Contain Coronavirus; Regulatory Proposal in Virginia Could Change Education Programs For Some Dental Assistants; Attention, dental and craniofacial researchers, oral health advocates, dental educators, students, residents and fellows
JAN. 2020
Volume 1, No. 46, January 28, 2020
In This Issue |
Supreme Court Rejects Request for Expedited Review of Obamacare; Rural Dentistry Scholarship Bill Passes Wisconsin Assembly; Teledentistry Bill Passes Virginia House Committees; American College of Physicians Endorses a Single Payer Model for the U.S.; Licensure Portability Bill Moving Through Missouri House
Volume 1, No. 45, January 24, 2020
In This Issue |
U.S. House of Representatives Approves VA Dental Care Pilot Program; Indiana Bill Would Expand Permitted Practices for Allied Professionals; North Carolina Rule Change Allows Public Health Dental Hygienists to Perform More Procedures; Virginia Bill Would Expand People Permitted to Apply a Fluoride Varnish; ACA Remains Stable Despite Removal of Individual Mandate Penalty
Volume 1, No. 44, January 14, 2020
In This Issue |
ADEA’s Summary of State and Federal Loan Forgiveness Programs Updated; 2020 State Legislative Sessions Set to Begin; Several States Pursue Medicaid Expansion and Work Requirements; FDA Bans Some—But Not All—Flavored-nicotine Vaping Products; Poll Finds Most Voters View Health Care As Top Issue For 2020 Presidential Election; Democrats Plan Effort to Overturn DeVos’ Borrowers’ Defense Rule
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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