AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION for AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION

Accounting ACC

Cash method of accounting

Contacted: Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Indian Health Service; Education, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Agriculture AGR

Child nutrition programs Reauthorization of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (HHFKA) (National School Lunch Program, WIC program, Team Nutrition)

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); SENATE; Education, Dept of; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Indian Health Service; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Tax Reform (medical device tax, cash method of accounting, pass-through status, Sec. 179 deduction, cadillac tax, estate tax, pre-tax dollars for health care services) Tax treatment of student loan forgiveness programs for dental care practitioners (e.g., IHS) H.R. 184-Protect Medical Innovation Act H.R. 631-Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 H.R. 795-Employer Participation in Student Loan Assistance S. 108-Protect Medical Innovation Act

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Education, Dept of; Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Indian Health Service

Bills named: H.R. 795 (115th), H.R. 184 (115th), S. 108 (115th), H.R. 631 (115th)

Health Issues HCR

Health Care Reform (access to dental care, other dental-related issues) Affordable Care Act Repeal and Replace (dental-related programs) H.R. 860-Health for Each American Less fortunate Through Help from medical professionals In Every Rural and impoverished area Act of 2017 (HEALTHIER Act of 2017) H.R. 1628-American Health Care Act of 2017 H.R.1606-Dentist and Optometric Care Access Act (DOC Access Act)

Contacted: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Education, Dept of; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Indian Health Service; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)

Bills named: H.R. 1606 (115th), H.R. 1628 (115th), H.R. 860 (115th)

Small Business SMB

Regulatory Reform (small business) H.R. 26-Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 (REINS Act) H.R. 33-Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017 S. 21-Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 (REINS Act)

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Indian Health Service; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Education, Dept of; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: H.R. 26 (115th), H.R. 33 (115th), S. 21 (115th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Medicare Part C (Medicare Advantage enrollement requirement) Medicare Part D (Medicare Part D prescriber enrollment requirement)

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Education, Dept of; SENATE; Indian Health Service

Budget/Appropriations BUD

All federal agencies and programs funding dental coverage and benefits, caries prevention and oral health education, the dental workforce (incl. alternative dental providers and dental residencies), dental research, and other dental-related agencies, programs, and services. Fiscal Year 2017 Appropriations-Agriculture (FDA/Tobacco, child nutrition programs) Fiscal Year 2017 Appropriations-Defense (Military dental research programs) Fiscal Year 2017 Appropriations-Education and Workforce (Student loan programs, Child nutrition programs) Fiscal Year 2017 Appropriations-Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies (IHS) Fiscal Year 2017 Appropriations-Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (AHRQ, CDC, CMS, HHS, HRSA, NIH/NIDCR, other dental-related agencies) Fiscal Year 2018 Appropriations-Agriculture (FDA/Tobacco, child nutrition programs) Fiscal Year 2018 Appropriations-Defense (Dental research programs) Fiscal Year 2018 Appropriations-Education and Workforce (Student loan programs, child nutrition programs) Fiscal Year 2018 Appropriations-Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies (IHS) Fiscal Year 2018 Appropriations-Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (AHRQ, CDC, CMS, HHS, HRSA, NIH/NIDCR, other dental-related agencies)

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Education, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Indian Health Service; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Tobacco TOB

H.R. 564-Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2017 H.R. 1136-FDA Deeming Authority Clarification Act of 2017 S. 294-Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2017

Contacted: Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Education, Dept of; Indian Health Service; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: H.R. 564 (115th), H.R. 1136 (115th), S. 294 (115th)

Education EDU

Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (student loans, accreditation) H.R. 1614-Student Loan Refinancing Act

Contacted: SENATE; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Indian Health Service; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Education, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 1614 (115th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 372-Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act H.R. 65-Responsible Additions and Increases to Sustain Employee (RAISE) Health Benefits Act of 2017 H.R. 1313-Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act S. 155-Responsible Additions and Increases to Sustain Employee (RAISE) Health Benefits Act of 2017

Contacted: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); SENATE; Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Indian Health Service; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)

Bills named: H.R. 1313 (115th), H.R. 65 (115th), S. 155 (115th), H.R. 372 (115th)

Indian/Native American Affairs IND

Credentialing of health professional volunteers on tribal land.

Contacted: Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Education, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Indian Health Service; SENATE; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL)