AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION for AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION
What was lobbied
12 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Budget/Appropriations BUD
Funding for dental coverage and benefits, caries prevention and oral health promotion, the dental workforce (incl. alternative dental providers and dental residencies), dental research, and other dental-related agencies, programs and services. Fiscal Year 2024 & 2025 Appropriations-Agriculture (WIC, school lunches, Team Nutrition) Fiscal Year 2024 & 2025 Appropriations-Defense (dental research programs) Fiscal Year 2024 & 2025 Appropriations-Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies (IHS oral health division) Fiscal Year 2024 & 2025 Appropriations-Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (AHRQ, CDC, CMS, HHS, HRSA, NIH/NIDCR, other dental-related agencies) Fiscal Year 2024 & 2025 Appropriations- VA American Rescue Plan
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JENNIFER MICHELLE FISHER | — |
| CHRISTOPHER TAMPIO | — |
Agriculture AGR
Reauthorization of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (HHFKA) (National School Lunch Program, WIC program, Team Nutrition) FNS child nutrition programs (WIC food package standards, school meal standards)
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ROBERT BURNS | — |
| NATALIE HALES | — |
Education EDU
Educational debt, student loans, loan repayment programs, dental school accreditation Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (student loans, accreditation) H.R. 1202/S. 704, Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act) Student Loan Refinancing and Recalculation Act Student Loan Refinancing Act HIV Epidemic Loan-Repayment Program Act POST GRAD Act Dental Loan Repayment Assistance Act Bio-Professionals Workforce Pilot Program National Health Service Corps Reauth Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education H.R. 3561, PATIENT Act Rural Health Care Workforce Pathway Act S. 4169, the Primary Care Team Education Centers Act
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ROBERT BURNS | — |
| JENNIFER MICHELLE FISHER | — |
| COREY AUSTIN MCGEE | — |
| MEGAN MORTIMER | — |
Medicare/Medicaid MMM
Adult dental Medicaid benefits Regulatory Reform for Medicaid Medicaid Audits Medicaid Claim Processing Medicaid Credentialing Medicare medically necessary Dental Establishment of a G Code for hospital operating room access for dental surgeries Operating room access for dental surgeries in ambulatory surgical centers H.R. 1342/S. 570, the Medicaid Dental Benefit Act H.R. 1422, SMILED Act Childrens Health Insurance Program Medicare Advantage Postpartum oral health coverage Medicaid and CHIP Child and Adult Core Set Quality Measures Dental Loss Ratio in Medicare Advantage and Medicaid Managed Care Medicaid access fee for service Medicaid access managed care Medicare Medically Necessary Dental Care
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| NATALIE HALES | — |
| DAVID LINN | — |
| MEGAN MORTIMER | — |
| CHRISTOPHER TAMPIO | — |
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR
Implementation of the Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act Dental Team Workforce Shortages Maldistribution of dentists H.R. 1310 SHARE Act DOL Overtime Rule S. 2840 Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act H.R. 5378 Lower Costs, More Transparency Act S. 2878, Flexibility for Workers Education Act
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ROBERT BURNS | — |
| JENNIFER MICHELLE FISHER | — |
| NATALIE HALES | — |
| DAVID LINN | — |
| COREY AUSTIN MCGEE | — |
| MEGAN MORTIMER | — |
| CHRISTOPHER TAMPIO | — |
Defense DEF
Implementation of Military Spouse Licensing Relief Act Supporting Federal Dental Services Supporting dentists in the National Guard/Reserve NDAA: Tricare Dental Program reform, Military Retirement, FDS ranks Dental Care for Our Troops Act
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JENNIFER MICHELLE FISHER | — |
| COREY AUSTIN MCGEE | — |
| MEGAN MORTIMER | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
Health savings accounts, flexible spending accounts, expand and make permanent the 199A/pass through deduction for small businesses. PPE Tax Credits Tax incentives to work in rural/underserved areas Exempting all repayments loan forgiveness programs from income tax Corporate Transparency Act H.R. 8599, to include over-the-counter oral healthcare products as qualified medical expenses which can be purchased with HSA and FSA funds.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| COREY AUSTIN MCGEE | — |
| MEGAN MORTIMER | — |
Tobacco TOB
Quit Because of COVID-19 Act Tobacco Tax Equity Act H.R. 2398 Prohibit smoking on the premises of any facility of the Veterans Health Administration FDA action on menthol cigarettes and other menthol tobacco products Synthetic nicotine
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ROBERT BURNS | — |
| NATALIE HALES | — |
Small Business SMB
Increased funding for small business loan programs Personal Protective Equipment for Small Businesses Liability Reform Small Business Taxes: 199A, 179 expensing, cash accounting Deceptive online reviews of small businesses, including dental practices Corporate Transparency Act Implementation
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| COREY AUSTIN MCGEE | — |
| MEGAN MORTIMER | — |
Veterans VET
VA: VETSmile Pilot Program VA Community Care Program VA: Licensure Funding for VA Office of Dentistry Authority of VA Assistant Under Secretary for Health for Dentistry VA Expiring Authorities Act H.R. 2410 VETCARE Act Amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act that Would Require a VA Dental Clinic in Each State
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| COREY AUSTIN MCGEE | — |
| MEGAN MORTIMER | — |
| CHRISTOPHER TAMPIO | — |
Indian/Native American Affairs IND
Indian Health Service Health Professions Tax Fairness Act IHS Funding for dental programs/providers Community dental health coordinators
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JENNIFER MICHELLE FISHER | — |
| COREY AUSTIN MCGEE | — |
| MEGAN MORTIMER | — |
Health Issues HCR
Authority for dental-related programs to operate, caries prevention and oral health promotion, access to dental care, dental research, oral and craniofacial defects, prescribing practices (e.g., opioid prescribing), etc. Affordable Care Act Essential Health Benefits Access to dental care for people with disabilities Community Health Center reauthorization Title VII Reauthorization Teaching Health Center GME Reauthorization Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act (ELSA) H.R. 1385, Dental and Optometric Care Access Act (DOC Access Act) Oral health initiatives Action for Dental Health Implementation and Reauthorization H.R. 3843/S.2891, the Action for Dental Health Act of 2023 National Toxicology Program state-of-the-science report on fluoride Health Profession Shortage Interoperability S. 862 Restoring Americas Health Care Workforce and Readiness Act NTP fluoride monograph NTP state-of-the-science report on fluoride/neurotoxicity MOBILE Health Care Act Implementation Improving Social Determinants of Health Act PREVENT HPV Cancers Act Oral Health for Moms Act H.R. 994/ S.403 Oral Health Literacy and Awareness Act VA Community Care Program Cures 2.0 Act, implementation- interoperability, information blocking, AI, standards PREVENT Pandemics Act H,R, 3380, Healthcare Extension and Accessibility for Developmentally Disabled and Underserved Population (HEADs UP) Act of 2023 S. 3679/H.R. 7153, the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act Implementation ERISA reform Provider directories World Oral Health Day Oral health initiatives, ADH Implementation, National Health Service Corps, Health Professional Shortage Areas, Health Equity, HRSA Chief Dental Officer, Provider Relief Fund, workforce grants, integration of primary health care and oral health care, health equity, oral health literacy, advisory committee on training in primary care medicine and dentistry Mental Health and Licensing of Dentists DEA controlled substance prescriber education requirement National Performance Measures in Dentistry, dental team workforce shortages Disparities in dental care, Essential Health Benefits, Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters, dental loss ratio White House: Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health Artificial Intelligence (AI) in health care Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) data privacy HITAC Nomination OMB Front-of-Package Labeling Study Title VII Reauthorization Teaching Health Center GME Reauthorization NIDCR 75th Anniversary S. 3805/H.R. 6487, the No Fees for EFTs Act S.4031, the Providing Resources and Opportunities for Health Education and Learning Act of 2024 (PRO-HEAL Act of 2024)
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ROBERT BURNS | — |
| JENNIFER MICHELLE FISHER | — |
| NATALIE HALES | — |
| DAVID LINN | — |
| COREY AUSTIN MCGEE | — |
| MEGAN MORTIMER | — |
| CHRISTOPHER TAMPIO | — |
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