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ADEA Advocate Newsletter
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.
July 2025
Volume 3, No. 89, July 10, 2025
In This Issue | President Signs H.R. 1 on Reconciliation; Appeals Court Rejects Lawsuit Challenging State Department’s Social Media Vetting Policy for Visa Applicants; Judge Puts HHS Reorganization on Hold; New Health Subcommittee Chair on Key House Committee; Oklahoma Governor Signs Anti-fluoride Executive Order; Delaware Sends Bill to Governor That Would Allow Dental Hygienists to Administer Local Anesthesia; Florida Makes Changes to Dental Student Loan Repayment Program
Volume 3, No. 88, July 2, 2025
In This Issue | Reconciliation Bill Moves Forward in the Senate; Scheduling of In-person Interviews for International Students Resumes; Accreditation Bills Reported by House Committee; Federal Judge Orders ED to Rehire Civil Rights Staff; Texas Wraps Up Biennial Session; Governor Signs Multiple Bills That Will Impact Oral Health Providers; Connecticut Sends Bill to Governor that Would Create a New Student Loan Reimbursement Program for Health Care Providers
June 2025
Volume 3, No. 87, June 25, 2025
In This Issue | U.S. Senate Plans Action on Reconciliation; State Department Resumes Processing of Student and Exchange Visitor Applications With Social Media Vetting; New York Sends to Governor Bill to Allow Collaborative Practice Agreements Between Dentists and Dental Hygienists; Louisiana Governor Signs AADB Compact; FY2025 Faculty Loan Repayment Program
Volume 3, No. 86, June 17, 2025
In This Issue | NIH Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya Testifies on FY 2026 Budget; Nevada Legislature Appropriates Funds to UNLV SDM to Create a Cleft and Craniofacial Medical Team; Louisiana Legislature Sends Bill to Governor to Make Changes to Medicaid Eligibility Determinations; FY2025 Faculty Loan Repayment Program
Volume 3, No. 85, June 10, 2025
In This Issue | NIH Submits Budget to Congress, Includes Substantial Funding Cuts; Trump Administration Imposes Broad Travel and Visa Restrictions on 19 Nations; White House Submits Rescission Package to Congress; The Trump Administration Escalates International Student Feud With Harvard University; Louisiana Sends AADB Compact to Governor; Dental Hygiene Included in SUNY Free Community College Program; Oregon Governor Signs Bill That Requires the Adoption of Rules to Govern State’s Medicaid Dental Subcontractors; FY2025 Faculty Loan Repayment Program
Volume 3, No. 84, June 3, 2025
In This Issue | Trump Administration Cracks Down on International Students; White House Submits President’s Budget Request for FY 2026; NY Senate Advances Bill to Allow Parent-applied Fluoride Varnish Under Supervision; Oregon Governor Signs Law Requiring Dental Lab Registration
May 2025
Volume 3, No. 83, May 28, 2025
In This Issue | U.S. House Passes Reconciliation Bill; White House Releases the Make America Healthy Again Report; ICE Warns International Students of SEVIS Terminations; Federal Judge Blocks Executive Order Dismantling ED; Orders Reinstatement of Fired Employees; Nevada Sends Three Bills to Governor That Will Impact Oral Health Professionals; Iowa Legislature Sends Bill to Governor That Would Establish Residency Minimums for Dental and Medical Schools
Volume 3, No. 82, May 21, 2025
In This Issue | House Reconciliation Bill Advances to the Full House; FDA Moves to Ban Ingestible Fluoride Prescription Products for Children From the Market; Secretary Kennedy Testifies on Capitol Hill; Oklahoma Bill Will Make Changes to State Dental Act With Licensing, Training and Practice Reforms; Florida Bill Bans Fluoride Use in Public Water Systems; Learn More About How Recent Congressional Legislation May Impact Higher Education on ADEA’s YouTube Channel
Volume 3, No. 81, May 15, 2025
In This Issue | ED Releases Accreditation “Dear Colleague” Letter; National Science Foundation Caps Indirect Costs; Colorado Makes Multiple Changes to Dental Practice Act; Iowa Governor Signs Bill to Allow Dental Assistants to Practice Without Registering; Faculty Licensure Changes Pass South Carolina House
Volume 3, No. 80, May 8, 2025
In This Issue | Trump Administration Releases a FY 2026 “Skinny” Budget; House Education Committee Advances Sweeping Higher Ed Reconciliation Bill; President Trump Issues New Executive Orders Impacting Higher Education; Anti-fluoride Bills Pass Florida Legislature and Louisiana Senate; Indiana Sends Budget Bill With Higher Ed Policy Provisions to Governor
April 2025
Volume 3, No. 79, April 30, 2025
In This Issue | Courts Temporarily Put Hold on the ED’s “Dear Colleague” Letter; NIH Places New DEI Restrictions on Grant Recipients; New Arkansas Law Increases Medicaid Reimbursement Rates and Increases Caps; Indiana HB 1031 Advances to Modernize Dental Practice Regulations; West Virginia Legislature Passes Teledentistry Bill, Awaits Governor’s Signature
Volume 3, No. 78, April 23, 2025
In This Issue | Leaked HHS Budget Document Shows Steep Cuts to Some Oral Health-Related Programs; After a Two-month Delay, CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Meets; DHS Revokes Student Visas Without Notice or Clear Explanations; Nebraska Makes Licensure Changes, Joins Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact; Both Iowa Legislature Chambers Pass Bill To Establish Residency Minimums for Dental and Medical Schools; Fluoride Ban Passes Florida Senate
Volume 3, No. 77, April 16, 2025
In This Issue | CDC Will No Longer Recommend Fluoride in Drinking Water; The Dental Loan Repayment Assistance Act Reintroduced; Congress Sets Stage for Reconciliation; Maryland General Assembly Wraps Up 2025 Session; Arkansas Sends Bill to Governor Requiring Reimbursement for Some High Complexity Oral Health Care Treatment-related Costs; First-of-its-Kind Faculty Licensure Compilation of State Laws and Regulations Now Available
Volume 3, No. 76, April 10, 2025
In This Issue | U.S. Naval Academy No Longer Considers Race in Admissions; Senate Passes New Budget Resolution for Fiscal Year 2025; Canada Announces Final Phase of National Dental Plan Implementation; Georgia General Assembly Sends Faculty Licensure Changes to Governor; Arkansas Governor Signs Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact
Volume 3, No. 75, April 4, 2025
In This Issue | Trump Nominates New CDC Director; HHS Announces Department Reorganization and Staff Cuts; NIH Director and FDA Commissioner Confirmed by Senate; Arizona Sends Oral Preventive Assistant Bill to Governor; DEI Ban Heads to Desk of Ohio Governor; Utah Bans the Addition of Fluoride to Community Water Systems
March 2025
Volume 3, No. 74, March 26, 2025
In This Issue | President Trump Issues Executive Order Dismantling the U.S. Department of Education; Kentucky Senate Passes Medicaid Reform Bill With Work Requirements; Indiana Senate Advances Major Medicaid Reform Bill; Arizona Senate Passes Expansion of Adult Dental Medicaid Benefits; Arkansas Sends Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact to Governor; Compact Also Passes Arizona House
Volume 3, No. 73, March 20, 2025
In This Issue | Congress Passes Funding Bill for FY 2025; Senate Committee Passes Nomination Hearing for FDA Commissioner; Senate Committee Passes Nomination of NIH Director; Multiple Dental Bills Pass First Chamber of Maryland General Assembly; Iowa House Passes Bill That Would Establish Residency Minimums for Dental and Medical Schools
Volume 3, No. 72, March 5, 2025
In This Issue | ED Removes Income-based Repayment and Loan Consolidation Applications from its Website; DEI Executive Orders Temporarily Blocked: Utah Sends Bill Banning Fluoride in Public Water Systems to Governor; Bill to Make Fluoride Optional Passes Kentucky House; Oral Preventive Assistant Bill Passes Arizona Senate; ADEA/AADOCR/Friends of NIDCR Advocacy Day 2025!
February 2025
Volume 3, No. 71, February 26, 2024
In This Issue | President Trump Signs the “Make America Healthy Again” Executive Order; CDC Vaccine Advisory Meeting Postponed by HHS; Licensure Bills Advance in Mississippi, Utah and Virginia; Dental Hygiene Bills Moving in Mississippi and Montana; ADEA/AADOCR/Friends of NIDCR Advocacy Day 2025!
Volume 3, No. 70, February 20, 2025
In This Issue | Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Confirmed as HHS Secretary; Confirmation Hearing Held for Education Secretary; Education Department Issues Guidance on Race Based Programs; Mississippi House Advances Bill to Expand Rural Dentist Scholarship Program; Virginia Legislature Advances Bill to Extend Faculty Licensure for Foreign-trained Dentists; Indiana House Advances Dental Hygienist Compact Bill to Expand Licensure Portability; ADEA/AADOCR/Friends of NIDCR Advocacy Day 2025!
Volume 3, No. 69, February 12, 2025
In This Issue | NIH Announces New Funding Policy Effective Monday, Feb. 10; FDA Issued Proposed Rule on Nicotine Levels; Trump Administration Not Fully Following Order Blocking Funding Freeze; Utah House Passes Bill Banning Fluoride in Public Water Systems; Florida Passes Sweeping Immigration Bill, Including In-state Tuition Ban, Setting Up Clash With DeSantis; Mississippi House Passes Bill to Ban DEI in Public Schools and Colleges
Volume 3, No. 68, February 4, 2025
In This Issue | Trump Administration Orders Federal Funding Freeze, Judge Issues Temporary Restraining Order; 2020 Title IX Rules Reinstituted by the Trump Administration; ADEA’s Summary of State and Federal Loan Forgiveness Programs Updated; Indiana and West Virginia Governors Ban DEI Programs Through Executive Order; ADEA/AADOCR/Friends of NIDCR Advocacy Day 2025!
January 2025
Volume 3, No. 67, January 29, 2025
In This Issue | Trump Administration Orders “Immediate Pause” on HHS External Communications; Trump Signs Executive Order Ending DEI Practices in the Federal Government; Trump Issues Executive Order Regarding Gender Identity; Trump Withdraws the United States from the World Health Organization; Georgia Revises Medicaid Program to Ease Access for Parents of Young Children; Save the Date: ADEA/AADOCR/Friends of NIDCR Advocacy Day 2025!
Volume 3, No. 66, January 23, 2025
In This Issue | The New Congress Agenda Begins to Take Shape; Judge Issues Final Ruling Against Biden’s Title IX Regulations; NIH Director Resigns; Lawsuit Challenges Alabama Anti-DEI Law; Massachusetts Governor Signs Bill Allowing Foreign-trained Dentists to Work as Dental Hygienists
Volume 3, No. 65, January 14, 2025
In This Issue | Judge Rules Naval Academy May Consider Race in Admissions; HHS Updates HIPPA Requirements to Address Cybersecurity Concerns; State Legislatures Target Higher Education in 2025
In This Issue | Leadership for the 119th Congress; 118th Congress Concludes; New Jersey Assembly Passes Reforms to Primary Care Practitioner Loan Redemption Program
December 2024
Volume 3, No. 63, December 17, 2024
In This Issue | Trump Announces Nominees for Key Health Positions; State Legislative Trends to Watch in the Coming Year; The ADEA Advocate Will Take a Winter Hiatus
Volume 3, No. 62, December 10, 2024
In This Issue | U.S. Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument on Tennessee’s Transgender Law; Health Insurance Marketplace Is on Track for Record High Enrollment; Florida Rejects Waiver to Expand CHIP Program
Volume 3, No. 61, December 6, 2024
In This Issue | DEA Extends Telehealth Prescribing Flexibilities Until Dec. 31, 2025; House Passes FAFSA Deadline Act; New York Governor Signs Bill to Promote Oral Health Awareness-Vetoes Bill to Prohibit Required Dental Insurer Discounts
November 2024
Volume 3, No. 60, November 27, 2024
In This Issue | Trump Nominates Dr. Mehmet Oz as CMS Administrator; Linda McMahon Nominated as Secretary of Education; New York Authorizes RDAs and Nurses to Administer Topical Fluoride
Volume 3, No. 59, November 20, 2024
In This Issue | NIH Advisory Board Reconstituted; Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Nominated for HHS Secretary; Nevada Adopts New Regulations for Dental Therapists, Adds Dental Specialties; Colorado Governor Proposes Medicaid Payer Freeze
Volume 3, No. 58, November 13, 2024
In This Issue | 2024 Election Outcome—President; 2024 Election Outcome—Senate; 2024 U.S. House of Representatives Election Results: Republicans Hold the Majority; Preparing for the New Congress; Eight New Governors and No Party Flips in Governors' Races; Republicans Flip Michigan House and Possibly Minnesota House; Supermajorities Are Lost in North Carolina and Vermont; A Handful of States Still too Close to Call; Democrats Tee up Health Care Bill for Lame Duck Session Passage; California Voters Approve Ballot Measure to Increase Funding for Health Care, Including Medi-Cal Dental
October 2024
Volume 3, No. 57, October 2, 2024
In This Issue | Congress Passes Continuing Resolution for Federal Government to Remain Open; Telehealth Extension Bill Passes Energy and Commerce Committee; Louisiana Legislators Postpone Extending DentaQuest’s Medicaid Dental Contract After Network Coverage Complaints; Pennsylvania Bill Would Offer More Medicaid Dental Coverage for Adults; Michigan Bill Would Require Health Professional Applicants Renewing Licenses to Complete Training on Implicit Bias; The ADEA Advocate Will Take a Break Until Congress Returns
September 2024
Volume 3, No. 56, September 25, 2024
In This Issue | Congress Likely to Avoid Federal Government Shutdown; U.S. House Passes End Woke Higher Education Act; U.S. Department of Education Delays Gainful Employment Reporting Date; Illinois Governor Signs Teledentistry Bill; New Jersey Board of Dentistry Proposes Changes to Requirements for Registered Dental Assistants
Volume 3, No. 55, September 18, 2024
In This Issue | FDA Updates Rule Regarding Minimum Age for Tobacco Sales; Judge Blocks Biden’s Proposed Plan B Student Loan Forgiveness Program; Illinois Governor Signs Bill Modifying Teledentistry Laws; California Legislature Sends Legacy Admissions Ban Bill to Governor
August 2024
Volume 3, No. 54, August 7, 2024
In This Issue | Title IX Injunction Extended to Include 364 Additional Colleges and Universities; Senate Appropriations Committee Marks Up Labor-HHS Bill; “Food as Medicine” Provision Included in Older Americans Reauthorization Act; Illinois Governor Signs Bill Allowing Pre-License Practice; Pennsylvania Board of Dentistry Proposes Changes to Licensure by Credentials Rules; ADEA Advocate to Take Hiatus During Congressional August Recess
July 2024
Volume 3, No. 53, July 31, 2024
In This Issue | CMS Oral Health Initiative Provides Update on Policy Changes; House Holds Hearing on “Restoring Public Trust” in the CDC; Missouri Medicaid Now Provides Coverage of Routine Dental Exams for Adults; Ohio Joins Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact
Volume 3, No. 52, July 24, 2024
In This Issue | Biden Administration Places SAVE Student Loan Repayment and Forgiveness Plan Enrolled Borrowers in Interest-free Forbearance After Appeals Court Blocks Program in Its Entirety; 15 States Block Implementation of the New Title IX Rule; Florida Governor Signs Bill Instituting Licensure by Credentials; Federal Judge Rules Against Georgia’s Request to Extend Partial Medicaid Expansion
Volume 3, No. 51, July 17, 2024
In This Issue | House Panel Proposes Restructure of NIH; House Appropriations LHHS Markup; House Committees Mark Up Bills Impacting Colleges and Universities; Wisconsin Rule Change Expands Circumstances Permitting a Dental Hygienists to Apply Topical Anesthetics; Florida Board Proposes Rule Change for Teaching Administration of Nitrous Oxide
Volume 3, No. 50, July 9, 2024
In This Issue | FDA Approves Marketing for Four Menthol E-Cigarettes; Texas Judge Halts Biden’s “Bare Minimum Rule”; Oregon Expands Medicaid Income Limits; New Hawaii Law Will Allow Dental Hygienists to Apply Sealants in School-Based Programs; Partnering with ARPA-H
Volume 3, No. 49, July 3, 2024
In This Issue | Supreme Court Overturns Chevron Case, Limits Powers of Federal Agencies; Appeals Court Upholds ACA’s Preventative Care Mandate for Most Americans, but Leaves Opening for Future Legal Challenges; Canada’s Federal Dental Plan Opens to All Children Under 18 and Adults with Disabilities; Colorado Moves Toward Adopting “Food as Medicine” Policy for Medicaid Enrollees
June 2024
Volume 3, No. 48, June 26, 2024
In This Issue | New Title IX Regulations Blocked in 10 States; American Medical Association Adopts Policy to Support Expanded Dental Benefits; Illinois Legislature Sends Two Dental Practice Act-related Bills to Governor; Ohio General Assembly Passes Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact
Volume 3, No. 47, June 20, 2024
In This Issue | U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee Passes Health Care Bills; Federal Judge Allows SAVE Act Student Loan Repayment Case to Move Forward; Colorado Governor Signs Bills That Impact Oral Health Providers and Higher Education; California Senate Passes Licensure and Medicaid Legislation
Volume 3, No. 46, June 12, 2024
In This Issue | End of Pandemic Era Internet Subsidies Threatens Access to Telehealth in Rural and Underserved Areas; Latest Numbers Show an Increase in Health Professional Shortage areas; Florida Makes Changes to Licensure and Teledentistry Laws; New York Sends Pair of Bills to Improve Dental Health to Governor
Volume 3, No. 45, June 5, 2024
In This Issue | U.S. Senate Holds “Food is Medicine” Hearing; NIH Fails to Provide Enough Diversity in Clinical Trials; Maryland Governor Signs Multiple Bills Impacting Oral Health Providers; Louisiana Makes Changes to State Licensure Laws
May 2024
Volume 3, No. 44, May 29, 2024
In This Issue | Sen. Cassidy Wants Review and Modernization of NIH; Biden Administration Announces Expansion of Health Coverage to DACA Recipients; Alabama Invests in Rural Dentistry; Eighth and Possibly Ninth State to Join Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact
Volume 3, No. 43, May 22, 2024
In This Issue | HHS Releases Final Updated Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act; Rep. Murphy and Sen. Cassidy Introduced the No Fees for EFTs Act; Georgia Governor Vetoes Teledentistry Bill; Signs Budget With Increased Funding for Medicaid Adult Dental Benefits; Connecticut General Assembly Sends Bills to Governor That Will Impact Oral Health Providers
Volume 3, No. 42, May 15, 2024
In This Issue | ED Temporarily Pauses Processing of PSLF Applications; U.S. Rep. Pallone Urges Increased Funding for Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Program; Maryland Joins Colorado and Virginia in Banning Legacy Admissions; Colorado To Become Eighth State to Join Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact
Volume 3, No. 41, May 8, 2024
In This Issue | DOL Releases New Overtime Rule; Biden Administration Delays Final Rule That Would Ban Menthol Cigarettes; 15 States Sue Biden Administration Over Title IX Regulations; Wisconsin Technical Colleges Submit Plans for Additional Oral Health Program Funding
April 2024
Volume 3, No. 40, April 30, 2024
In This Issue | PRO-HEAL Act Aims to Increase Oral Health Workforce; Maine Becomes Seventh State to Join Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact; Compact Commission Can Now Form; Georgia Governor Signs Bill to Include Dental Students in Rural Service Cancelable Loan Program; Nebraska Governor Signs Bill Declaring Intent of Legislature to Increase Dental Medicaid Reimbursement Rates
Volume 3, No. 39, April 24, 2024
In This Issue | Biden Administration Releases Title IX Final Rule; Mississippi Governor Signs Bill to Exempt Dentists from Prohibition on Balanced Billing; Oklahoma Sends Bill to Governor That Would Make Multiple Changes to State’s Dental Practice Act
Volume 3, No. 38, April 16, 2024
In This Issue | President Biden Releases New Student Debt Plan; Canadian Oral Health Providers Negotiate Fees Under Federal Dental Plan; Virginia Passes Law Requiring Patient Counseling Before Prescribing Opioids; Kansas Becomes Sixth State to Join Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact; ADEA, AADOCR and Friends of NIDCR Members Unite on Advocacy Day to Champion Oral Health and Dental Education on Capitol Hill
Volume 3, No. 37, April 9, 2024
In This Issue | Biden Administration Issues New Rule Regarding Insurance Plans; Licensure Update; Maryland Sends Bill to Gov. Requiring Study of Medicaid Dental Benefits; CMS Releases Final Rule Allowing States to Choose Adult Routine Dental Coverage as an EHB
Volume 3, No. 36, April 6, 2024
In This Issue | CMS Final Rule Simplifies Medicaid and CHIP Enrollment and Renewal; Sens. Heinrich and Casey Introduce the PRO-HEAL Act; Florida Gov. Signs Bill That Creates New Health Care Workforce Programs and Expands Loan Repayment; West Virginia Governor Signs Bill Increasing Medicaid Spending Cap on Dentures
March 2024
Volume 3, No. 35, March 26, 2024
In This Issue | Biden Signs Executive Order on Women’s Health Research; House Education Committee Passes Two Anti-DEI Bills; Congress Finishes FY 2024 Appropriations Bills; U.S. Senate Recognizes the 75th Anniversary of the NIDCR; Alabama Gov. Signs Bill Banning DEI Initiatives at Public Institutions of Higher Education; Georgia Sends Bill to Gov. to Define and Regulate Teledentistry
Volume 3, No. 34, March 20, 2024
In This Issue | CDC Updates COVID Guidance; National Health Service Corps Is Accepting Applications; Virginia Becomes Fifth State to Join Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact; Tennessee Gov. Signs Bill to Increase Number of Dental Hygienists Safety Net Dentists May Supervise
Volume 3, No. 33, March 6, 2024
In This Issue | Congress Extends Deadline Budget Bills; U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Request to Halt Race-Conscious Admissions at West Point; Reps. DeGette and Burgess Reintroduce the Preventive Health Savings Act; Medicaid Expansion Bill Passes Mississippi House; Opioid Prescribing Bills Moving in Several States
February 2024
Volume 3, No. 32, February 27, 2024
In This Issue | Congressional Appropriations Deadlines Looming; Bill Reauthorizing Health Care Provider Mental Health Programs Introduced; Georgia House Passes Bill to Include Dental Students in Rural Service Cancelable Loan Program; ADEA Releases New Policy Report on Dental School Clinics; 2024 ADEA/AADOCR/Friends of NIDCR Advocacy Day: Registration Deadline Extended to March 1
Volume 3, No. 31, February 21, 2024
In This Issue | U.S. Department of Education Temporarily Eases Financial Aid Requirements; FDA Recommends New Pulse Oximeters Standards Due to Bias Concerns; Florida House Passes Bill That Creates New Health Care Workforce Programs, Makes Changes to Existing Programs; Canada Announces Services Covered Under National Dental Care Plan; 2024 ADEA/AADOCR/Friends of NIDCR Advocacy Days
Volume 3, No. 30, February 13, 2024
In This Issue | U.S. Department of Education Provides Assistance With FAFSA Processing; Bills in Several States Could Make Changes for Allied Oral Health Professionals; West Virginia House Passes Bill to Remove Dentures From Medicaid Spending Cap; Florida Sues Biden Administration Over Requirement to Keep Kids Enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP; 2024 ADEA/AADOCR/Friends of NIDCR Advocacy Days
Volume 3, No. 29, February 7, 2024
In This Issue | U.S. Department of Education Once Again Delays FAFSA Processing Until March; College Cost Reduction Act Passes Out of U.S. House Education Committee; Wisconsin Governor Signs Five Bills That Impact Licensure and Workforce of Oral Health Practitioners; Indiana and Virginia House Each Pass Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact; 2024 ADEA/AADOCR/Friends of NIDCR Advocacy Days
January 2024
Volume 3, No. 28, January 30, 2024
In This Issue | HHS Revises Trump-Era Conscience Rule for Health Care Workers; Over 21.3 Million Enroll in Health Insurance Offered by the Affordable Care Act Marketplace; Florida Board of Education Issues Rule to Implement Ban on Use of Funds for DEI Initiatives; Utah Sends Similar Bill to Governor; Medicaid Update: States Make Additional Attempts to Add Work Requirements; Georgia May Consider Full Medicaid Expansion; 2024 ADEA/AADOCR/Friends of NIDCR Advocacy Days
Volume 3, No. 27, January 23, 2024
In This Issue | Congress Extends Government Funding for a Third Time; Republicans Release College Cost Reduction Act; Wisconsin Legislature Votes in Favor of Multiple Bills That Will Impact Oral Health Practitioners and Students; 2024 ADEA/AADOCR/Friends of NIDCR Advocacy Days
Volume 3, No. 26, January 17, 2024
In This Issue | U.S. Department of Education Launches New FAFSA Form; House and Senate Leaders Reach Agreement to Complete the FY 2024 Appropriations Bills; Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact Proposed in 12 States; Oklahoma Gov. Signs Executive Order Prohibiting State Funds from Being Used for DEI Initiatives
December 2023
Volume 3, No. 25, December 19, 2023
In This Issue | Student Loan Debt Relief Negotiated Rulemaking Ends, Proposed Rule Expected By May; CMS Releases Rule Implementing New Medicaid Renewal Enforcement Authorities; Rollout Details of Canadian Dental Care Plan Announced; University of Wisconsin Strikes Deal With Legislators to Cut Back DEI Initiatives in Exchange for Raises and Funding.
Volume 3, No. 24, December 12, 2023
In This Issue | Lawmakers Introduce the Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act; House Passes DETERRENT Act; Additional Proposals in the Payment Parameter Proposed Rule; Proposed Wisconsin Rule Would Allow Dental Hygienists to Independently Apply Topical Anesthetics.
Volume 3, No. 23, December 5, 2023
In This Issue | House Energy and Commerce Committee Holds Hearing on Rebuilding Public Trust in the CDC; 4.6 Million People Sign Up for Health Coverage on the ACA Exchanges; North Carolina Launches Medicaid Expansion.
November 2023
Volume 3, No. 22, November 28, 2023
In This Issue | Biden Administration Proposes Rule to Include Adult Dental Coverage as an Essential Health Benefit on the ACA Exchanges; Senate and House Return From Break; California Set to Expand Medicaid to All Adults Regardless of Immigration Status and Eliminate All Asset Limits; Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact Introduced in Wisconsin;
Volume 3, No. 21, November 21, 2023
In This Issue | Congress Keeps the Federal Government Open; House Consideration of the Labor, HHS and Education Appropriations Bill; CMS Issues Final 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, Includes Dental and Oral Health Policy Changes; Department of Education Announces FAFSA Release Date for 2024–2025 School Year;
Missouri Passes Emergency Rule, Proposes Rule to Govern New Health Care Provider Loan Repayment Program;
Volume 3, No. 20, November 14, 2023
In This Issue | House Education and Workforce Committee Passes the DETERRENT Act; Senate Holds Hearing on Artificial Technology and Health Care; Dr. Monica Bertagnolli Confirmed as the NIH Director; House Explanatory Statement on LHHS Appropriations Bill; Anti-Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Battle Rages in Wisconsin;
Volume 3, No. 19, November 7, 2023
In This Issue | Biden Administration Issues Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence; Maine Proposes Rules to Make Allied Professionals Eligible for State’s Dental Education Loan Repayment Program; Washington State Considers Health Equity CE Requirements for Dental Hygienists;
October 2023
Volume 3, No. 18, October 31, 2023
In This Issue | Reps Elect New Speaker of the House; U.S. Rep. Judy Chu Re-introduces the POST GRAD Act; Senate HELP Committees Holds Nomination Hearing and Confirmation Vote for NIH Director Nominee Dr. Monica Bertagnolli; Utah Proposes Collaborative Practice Agreements for Dentists Who Do Not Meet Current Experience Requirements;
Volume 3, No. 17, October 24, 2023
In This Issue | House Education and Workforce Committee Introduces First in a Series of Bills to Reauthorize the Higher Education Act; ADEA’s Summary of State and Federal Loan Forgiveness Programs Updated; Georgia’s Partial Medicaid Plan Enrolls Just Over 1,300 Patients in First Three Months, Despite Projections of 100,000 Eligible;
Volume 3, No. 16, October 17, 2023
In This Issue | Senate HELP Committee Will Hold Confirmation Hearing for NIH Director; DEA Issues Additional Extension of the PHE Telehealth Prescribing Flexibilities Until Dec. 31, 2024; California Governor Signs Multiple Bills;
Volume 3, No. 15, October 10, 2023
In This Issue | ED Seeks Rule on Its Authority to Assist Students With Debt; House Speakership Now Vacant, Lawmaking in Congress at a Standstill; Delaware Makes Dentists Eligible for Loan Repayment Program;
Volume 3, No. 14, October 3, 2023
In This Issue | ED Releases Report on Strategies and Practices to Increase Diversity and Opportunity in Higher Education; Congress Reaches to Deal to Avoid Federal Government Shutdown; Illinois Makes Multiple Changes to Dental Practice Act, Creates E-Prescribing Exemptions; Colorado Finalizes Rule Making Dental Therapists Eligible for Medicaid Reimbursement;
September 2023
Volume 3, No. 13, September 26, 2023
In This Issue | Senate HELP Committee Advances Health Workforce Legislation; Medicaid Expansion Set to Begin in North Carolina;
Volume 3, No. 12, September 19, 2023
In This Issue | ADEA Leadership Institute Fellows Visit Capitol Hill; Congress Considers Appropriations Bills As Government Shutdown Looms; Changes to Initial Dental Hygienist Licensure Requirements May Be Coming in California; Canadian Government Awards Funds to Sun Life of Canada to Begin Work on National Dental Plan;
Volume 3, No. 11, September 12, 2023
In This Issue | Learn More About Student Loan Repayment Options in ED’s Free Webinar; Congress Returns From Recess; Student Loan Repayments Restart; North Carolina Delays Medicaid Expansion, Michigan Changes Immigration Status Requirement for Some Medicaid Recipients; California Bill Would Allow All Dental Students Who Have Begun Clinical Training to Practice at Free Health Care Events; Delaware to Require Schools to Provide Oral Health Screening for Kindergarteners
August 2023
Volume 3, No. 10, August 1, 2023
In This Issue | Senate Advances Appropriations Important to Oral Health Education; House Education and Workforce Committee Holds Hearing on Accountability in Postsecondary Education; NC Governor’s Administration Announces Medicaid Expansion Will Begin Oct. 1; Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact Introduced in Pennsylvania;
July 2023
Volume 3, No. 9, July 25, 2023
In This Issue | Biden Administration Works to Keep People Insured as Millions Lose Medicaid; House Energy and Commerce Full Committee Marks Up Dental Programs Reauthorization; Several States Pass Legislation to Transition From Federal ACA Health Insurance Exchange to State-based Market;
Volume 3, No. 8, July 18, 2023
In This Issue | House Begins Health and Education Funding Debate; Biden Administration Limits Duration of Short-term Health Insurance; Health Subcommittee Marks Up Dental Programs Reauthorization; North Carolina Debates Changes to Licensure Reciprocity and Other Changes to Dental Practice Act; Unified Health Care Financing Bill Moving Through California State Legislature;
Volume 3, No. 7, July 11, 2023
In This Issue | U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Biden’s Student Loan Debt Relief Program; Biden Offers Loan Relief Response to the Supreme Court’s Student Loan Debt Relief Decision; Oregon Sends Bill to Governor to Create Advisory Committee to Study Dental Assistant Workforce Shortage; Maine Makes Changes to Dental Therapists’ Practice Agreements and Scope of Practice for Dental Hygienists;
Volume 3, No. 6, July 6, 2023
In This Issue | U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Affirmative Action in Admissions; Biden Administration Reacts to the U.S. Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action Rulings; Florida CHIP Program to Raise Income Eligibility Limits; Georgia to Implement Partial Medicaid Expansion That Includes Work Requirements;
June 2023
Volume 3, No. 5, June 27, 2023
In This Issue | House Fails to Override Biden’s Veto on Resolution to Stop the Cancellation of Student Debt; Sen. Rubio and Rep. Banks Introduce DEI Bills Impacting Higher Ed Accreditation; Vermont Will Allow Public Health Dental Hygienists to Use Silver-modified, Atraumatic Restorative Technique; Delaware Legislature Votes for Bill That Would Make Dentists Eligible for Loan Repayment Program;
Volume 3, No. 4, June 21, 2023
In This Issue | HHS Tries to Stem Medicaid Coverage Losses; Rep. Dan Crenshaw Introduces Bill Limiting Funding for Children’s Hospitals’ GME Programs; Maine Sends Bill to Governor to Study Feasibility of Establishing Dental Therapy Program at University of Maine; Nevada Governor Signs Bill to Create New Health Care Provider Student Loan Program; Connecticut Sends Bill to Governor to Create New Pathway for Authorizing Dental Hygienists to Take Radiographs;
Volume 3, No. 3, June 13, 2023
In This Issue | Federal Budget and Oral Health Funding Outlook; Biden Announces NIH Director and CDC Director; U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Medicaid Beneficiaries’ Right to Sue; Ohio House Passes Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact; Nevada Legislature Sends Bill to Governor That Would Impact Dental Hygienists and Expanded Function Dental Assistants;
Volume 3, No. 2, June 7, 2023
In This Issue | New One-time DEA Training Requirement for All Prescribers; Florida Governor Signs Create Veterans Dental Care Program; Texas Wraps Up Legislative Session; Sends Multiple Bills That Will Impact Higher Education and Dentistry to Governor; Maine Legislature Votes to Make Allied Professionals Eligible for Loan Repayment Program;
Volume 3, No. 1, June 1, 2023
In This Issue | House Republicans Rebuke Biden’s Student Loan Debt Relief Plan; Sen. Bernie Sanders Introduces His 2023 “Medicare for All” Bill; Florida Legislature Votes to Fund Dental Student Loan Repayment Program; Minnesota’s Health Appropriations Bill Signed by Governor, Includes Multiple Oral Health Focused Initiatives;
MAY 2023
Volume 2, No. 100, May 24, 2023
In This Issue | ED Releases Gainful Employment Proposed Rule; HRSA Now Accepting Applications for the Faculty Loan Repayment Program; Washington State and Tennessee Join Licensure Compact; Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact Webinar Recording Now Available; Washington State Gov. Signs Bill to Allow Dental Therapists to Practice Statewide
Volume 2, No. 99, May 16, 2023
In This Issue | Senate HELP Committee Holds Field Hearing and Roundtable to Discuss Diversifying the Health Workforce; FDA Issues Finalized Blood Donation Recommendations; DEA Issues Rule Temporarily Extending COVID-19 Telemedicine Flexibilities for Controlled Drugs; Update to the ADEA Compilation of State Teledentistry Statutes and Regulations; Florida, North Dakota and Tennessee Governors Sign Anti-DEI Legislation, and Anti-DEI Bill Passes Texas Senate
Volume 2, No. 98, May 9, 2023
In This Issue | DEA Issues Statement on Temporarily Continuing PHE Telehealth Prescribing Flexibilities; CMS Proposes New Standards to Aid Access to Health Care in Medicaid and CHIP Programs; Iowa Becomes First State to Join Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact; Class Action Settlement Results in Increased Dental Coverage for New York Adults Enrolled in Medicaid; Maryland Makes Changes to Faculty Licensure for Foreign-trained Dentists
Volume 2, No. 97, May 2, 2023
In This Issue | CDC and Biden Administration Announce New COVID-19 Vaccine Recommendations and Access Program for COVID-19 Vaccines and Treatment for the Uninsured; House Passes Bill Limiting Transgendered Students Participation in Sports; Oklahoma State Legislature Passes Modifications to Dental Practice Act; Washington State Legislature Passes Bill Requiring Health Carriers to Allow Licensed Denturists to Provide Covered Dental Services; Florida House of Representatives Passes Bill to Create Veterans’ Dental Care Program
APRIL 2023
Volume 2, No. 96, April 27, 2023
In This Issue | ADEA Holds Capitol Hill Briefing on Health Care Worker Shortages; House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Health Care Workforce Shortages; Bills That Would Impact Washington State Oral Health Professionals Signed by or Sent to Governor; Iowa Legislature and Tennessee General Assembly Pass Dentist and Dental Hygiene Compact Bills
Volume 2, No. 95, April 19, 2023
In This Issue | Biden Administration Announces Expansion of Health Coverage to DACA Recipients; ED Issues Update to Third-party Servicer Proposed Guidance; Maryland Considering Expanding Dental Coverage to Those Ineligible for Health Care Coverage Due to Immigration Status; Washington State to Send Dentist and Dental Hygiene Compact to Governor
Volume 2, No. 94, April 12, 2023
In This Issue | Biden Administration’s Proposed Title IX Rule Allows Limited Transgendered Athletic Ban; HRSA Awards $23M in Grants to Develop Teaching Health Center Residency Programs; HRSA Launches Oral Health Campaign; Supreme Court Temporarily Halts West Virginia Transgender Law; Michigan Medicaid Adds New Dental Benefits for Adults and Increases Reimbursement Rates; Arizona Legislature Passes Bill to Increase Dental Hygienists' Scope of Practice
Volume 2, No. 93, April 5, 2023
In This Issue | Congress Hears the Voice of Dental Education; FDA Issues Safety Communication Regarding Use of Certain Dental Devices; Meharry Dean Testifies Before the Senate Finance Committee; Washington House Passes Bill That Would Allow Dental Therapists to Practice Statewide; Budget Shows Canadian Government Will Continue Expansion of Dental Program
MARCH 2023
Volume 2, No. 92, March 28, 2023
In This Issue | HHS Seeks Expanded Authorities to Combat Future Pandemic Threats; Affordable Care Act Celebrates Its 13th Anniversary; New Fund in Kentucky Could Create Dental Hygiene and Dental Assistant Scholarships, Training Programs; Georgia May Restrict Vaping in Public Places; North Carolina General Assembly Sends Medicaid Expansion Bill to Governor
Volume 2, No. 91, March 24, 2023
In This Issue | The Medicaid Dental Benefit Act Reintroduced in the 118th Congress; FY 2024 President’s Budget Request; ED Guidance Makes Leaders of Failing Private Colleges Personally Liable for Government Debts; Mississippi Joins States That Have Extended or Will Extend Postpartum Medicaid Coverage; Utah Governor Signs Several Bills That Will Impact Oral Health Practitioners and Higher Education
Volume 2, No. 90, March 7, 2023
In This Issue | Supreme Court Hears Challenges to Biden’s Student Loan Debt Relief Plan; CMS Releases Additional Guidance on PHE Transitions; IDR Student Loan Account Adjustment Date Pushed Back; North Carolina House and Senate Reach Deal on Medicaid Expansion; Some States to Begin Medicaid and CHIP Disenrollment in April
FEBRUARY 2023
Volume 2, No. 89, February 28, 2023
In This Issue | FDA Fines Vape Companies for Ignoring “Stop Selling” Orders; Independent Review Recommends Congress Give New Opioid Authority to FDA; Utah Senate Votes to Increase Autonomy for Dental Hygienists in Public Health Setting; Arizona House Passes Bill to Increase Dental Hygienist’s Scope of Practice; Virginia General Assembly Sends Bills on Licensure and Botox to Governor
Volume 2, No. 88, February 22, 2023
In This Issue | Senate HELP Committee Addresses Health Care Workforce Shortages; Texas and Florida Governors Announce Anti-DEI Policies; North Carolina House Passes Bill to Expand Medicaid;
Volume 2, No. 87, February 14, 2023
In This Issue | HHS Issues a Public Health Emergency Transition Roadmap; USDA Proposes Update to School Lunches, Limiting Added Sugars; 2023 ADEA/AADOCR/Friends of NIDCR Advocacy Day; West Virginia Bill Would Add New Specialties and Make Other Updates to Dental Practice Act; Utah State Legislature Passes Bill to Extend Dental Benefits to All Adults Enrolled in Medicaid; Ohio Governor Signs Licensure Reciprocity Bill
Volume 2, No. 86, February 7, 2023
In This Issue | Biden Administration Set to End Public Health Emergency on May 11; 2023 ADEA/AADOCR/Friends of NIDCR Advocacy Day; Virginia Bill Would Create Workgroup to Study Issues Related to Licensure Reciprocity for Dentists and Dental Hygienists; Alabama Medicaid Agency Proposes Dental Coverage for Pregnant Adults; Mississippi House Passes Bill to Double Number Admitted to Rural Dental Scholarship Program
JANUARY 2023
Volume 2, No. 85, 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. 84, January 24, 2023
In This Issue | 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. 83, January 18, 2023
In This Issue | 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. 82, January 10, 2023
In This Issue | 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