AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEONS for AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEONS

Insurance INS

In support of the Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act (S 754/HR 1916) In support of the DOC Access Act (HR 3461/S 1793) Concerns regarding implementation of the No Surprises Act and related Interim Final Rules

Contacted: SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1916 (117th), H.R. 3461 (117th)

Health Issues HCR

- Support for the Oral Health Literacy Awareness Act (HR 4555) that would develop and test evidence-based oral health literacy strategies capable of reaching across vulnerable populations to provide oral disease prevention education through a 5-year oral health literacy campaign. - A request to the FDA to include AAOMS patient resources on dental implants on their dental implant webpage.

Contacted: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); SENATE; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 4555 (117th)

Alcohol and Drug Abuse ALC

-Prescription drug abuse prevention - sharing the association's efforts to educate our members.

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Education EDU

Support for legislation to provide student debt reform (HR 1918) Support for legislation to provide interest free deferment for physician and dental residents (HR 4122) Support for H.R. 4631, the Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt Act (POST GRAD Act) to reinstate eligibility for graduate and professional students with financial need to receive Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans, which are now only available to undergraduate students.

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)

Bills named: H.R. 1918 (117th), H.R. 4122 (117th), H.R. 4631 (117th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Support for reforms to the Medicare system to resolve deficiencies in the Medicare physician fee schedule, including addressing the budget neutrality requirement which can lead to arbitrary reductions to reimbursement unrelated to the cost of providing care. Opposition to dental benefits expansion under Medicare Part B Support for Medicaid Dental Benefit Act (H.R. 4439/S 3166)to provide comprehensive and consistent adult dental Medicaid benefits across the country for those who cannot otherwise afford oral healthcare.

Contacted: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: H.R. 4439 (117th)