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

DECEMBER 2022

Volume 2, No. 80, December 14, 2022
In This Issue |  Senate Makeup; Washington State Proposes Rule Changes for the Administration of Anesthetic Agents

Volume 2, No. 79, December 7, 2022
In This Issue |  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
In This Issue |  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
In This Issue |  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
In This Issue |  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
In This Issue |  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
In This Issue |  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
In This Issue |  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
In This Issue |  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
In This Issue |  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
In This Issue |  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
In This Issue |  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
In This Issue |  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
In This Issue |  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
In This Issue |  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
In This Issue |  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
In This Issue |  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
In This Issue |  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
In This Issue |  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
In This Issue |  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
In This Issue |  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
In This Issue |  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
In This Issue |  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
In This Issue |  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
In This Issue |  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
In This Issue |  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
In This Issue |  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
In This Issue |  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
In This Issue |  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
In This Issue |  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
In This Issue |  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
In This Issue |  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
In This Issue |  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
In This Issue |  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