HEADs UP Act of 2025

Support for the HEADS UP Act (H.R. 3409) designating individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities as a Medically Underserved Population. Emphasized the importance of precise and evidence-based approaches to waste, fraud, and abuse in Medicaid services. Expressed opposition to Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act (S. 4747/H.R. 8464) due to potential disruption payments for critical disability programs. Support for HCBS Access Act (H.R. 8540)

Client expense: $33,563 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Special Olympics Healthy Athletes and Healthy Communities programming (Healthy Athletes provides free health screenings and education for Special Olympics athletes and Healthy Communities is a recognition program within Special Olympics, working to increase access to quality health care and effective prevention programming to improve the health of people with intellectual disabilities), H.R.3409 - HEADs UP Act of 2025: The HEADs UP Act would designate people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) as a Medically Underserved Population, opening up many government programs aimed at improving access to care and reducing health disparities.

Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE

Senate HELP Committee health care affordability input House Ways and Means and Senate Finance Committee submissions on rising health care costs, early prevention, oral health integration, strengthening public benefits for high-risk patients, team-based models, and reducing administrative barriers H.R. 6561, PREVENT HPV Cancers Act of 2025 Federal oral health infrastructure and public health policy, including oral health leadership and capacity across HHS agencies, cross-agency coordination, the relationship between oral health and mental health outcomes, and HRSA public health priorities relevant to oral health H.R. 2001, Action for Dental Health Act H.R. 3409, HEADs UP Act H.R. 4556, Protect Our Treatment for Enamel, Erosion, and Tooth Health Act (Protect our TEETH Act) S. 4008, Promoting Dental Health Act House Energy and Commerce Submission-From Source to Tap: A Hearing to Examine Challenges and Opportunities for Safe, Reliable, and Affordable Drinking Water (2/24/26) EPA-Review of Science on Fluoride in Drinking Water: Preliminary Assessment Plan and Literature Survey (91 FR 3722) FDA-Use of Orally Ingestible Unapproved Prescription Drug Products Containing Fluoride in the Pediatric Population (90 FR 25329) NIH-Request for Information on Maximizing Research Funds by Limiting Allowable Publishing Costs (NOT-OD-25-138) NIH-Request for Information (RFI): Inviting Comments and Suggestions on a Framework for the NIH-Wide Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2027-2031 (NOT-OD-26-047)

Client expense: $243,780 · Firm income: Not reported

FY26 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Bill: Pediatric Subspecialty Loan Repayment Program, Firearm Injury and Mortality Prevention Research, Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Program, Emergency Medical Services for Children, National Center for Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Global Immunization, Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, Antimicrobial Resistance, Maternal and Child Health, Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act Strengthening the Vaccines for Children Program Act FY26 National Defense Authorization Act IDEA Full Funding Act (H.R.2598) PREEMIE Reauthorization Act (H.R. 1197) Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.1909) Artificial Intelligence TRICARE Autism Maternal mental health/perinatal mental health Vaccines Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act (S.830/H.R.2560) FASD Respect Act (S. 139) Family Vaccine Protection Act (H.R.3701) VACCINE Act HEADS UP Act (H.R.3409) Protecting Free Vaccines Act PREVENT HPV Cancers Act (H.R. 6561) Vaccine Transportation Access Act Innovation in Pediatric Drugs Act (S.705) & Policies to Strengthen Pediatric Research Equity Act Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act Pediatric Research Equity Act Prescription Drug User Fee Amendments Pediatric Trials Network Artificial Intelligence Global Child Thrive Reauthorization Act Fiscal Year 2027 Appropriations bills (Labor HHS and SFOPS/NSRP) Protecting Sensitive Locations Act (H.R.5166 / S.455) Early Childhood Development programming Family Detention / DHS policies Unaccompanied Children's Program / Office of Refugee Resettlement PAHPA reauthorization Visas for International Medical Graduates Child passenger safety Appropriations for the Indian Health Service Appropriations for Environmental Programs (including EPA) Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program & Implementation Infant sleep product safety Lead exposure prevention Food safety Paid family and medical leave Regulation of high-powered magnet sets Vehicle emissions standards Button battery ingestions Early childhood education (including Head Start, Childcare) Child product safety and injury prevention, including drowning prevention Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) Family First Prevention Services Act implementation Title IV-B Congregate care reform Mental health supports for foster youth/former foster youth Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, ozone and particulate matter NAAQS, EPA greenhouse gas regulation, Endangerment Finding QRTP/IMDs Firearm Injury and Violence Prevention (Including Research Funding; Background Checks; Safe/Secure Storage) Childcare Funding & Resources Native American Child Health Water Beads Vaccines Fluoride Child Welfare & Medicaid, Social Services Block Grant (SSBG), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Housing Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who Deliver Infants Early (PREEMIE) Reauthorization Act Funding Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act (H.R. 4709) Donor Milk, Access to Donor Milk Act Title V Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Services Block Grant SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act (S.1234/H.R.2590) Supplemental Security Income Equality Act (H.R. 2540) Autonomous Vehicles Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) Data Collection Project Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) & Potential Changes Family Resource Centers Medicaid Payment Parity (including H.R. 1433 / S. 760 - Kids Access to Primary Care Act) Access to Care in Medicaid/CHIP Medicaid/CHIP federal funding Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act (H.R. 1509 / S. 752) H.R. 4641 - Keep Kids Covered Act S. 2287/H.R. 4425 - Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA) Telehealth - Medicare telehealth extension, CONNECT for Health Act (S. 1261) One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) Hospital at Home Program Vaccines for Children Program Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act (H.R. 6291/S. 836) Kids Online Safety Act (H.R. 6484/S.1748) Artificial Intelligence and Child Health Legislation to Protect Young People Online Pediatric Specialty Loan Repayment Program Funding and Program Implementation EMPOWER for Health Act Tobacco Product Regulation/Enforcement Resources to Prevent Youth Vaping Act (S. 4257) Funding for Tobacco Control Programs Biomedical Research Funding (NIH, NICHD, AHRQ, etc.) LGBTQ Health Funding for Health Workforce Programs Funding for WIC SNAP/Farm Bill Mental Health for Children MODERN WIC Act/21st Century WIC Act Breastfeeding Peer Counseling Program Funding for HRSA Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Program Donor Milk Dietary Guidelines Suicide Prevention School Meal Standards WIC Food Packages Whole Milk Supporting Childrens Mental Health Care Access Nutrition Infant Formula Medicaid Immigration Child Welfare Vaccines Healthcare Workforce

Support for the HEADS UP Act (H.R. 3409) designating individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities as a Medically Underserved Population. Emphasized the importance of precise and evidence-based approaches to waste, fraud, and abuse in Medicaid services.

Client expense: $33,366 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Special Olympics Healthy Athletes and Healthy Communities programming (Healthy Athletes provides free health screenings and education for Special Olympics athletes and Healthy Communities is a recognition program within Special Olympics, working to increase access to quality health care and effective prevention programming to improve the health of people with intellectual disabilities), H.R.3409 - HEADs UP Act of 2025: The HEADs UP Act would designate people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) as a Medically Underserved Population, opening up many government programs aimed at improving access to care and reducing health disparities.

Client expense: $300,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE

FY26 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Bill: - Pediatric Subspecialty Loan Repayment Program - Firearm Injury and Mortality Prevention Research - Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Program - Emergency Medical Services for Children - National Center for Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities - Global Immunization - Vaccine Injury Compensation Program - Antimicrobial Resistance - Maternal and Child Health Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act Strengthening the Vaccines for Children Program Act FY26 National Defense Authorization Act IDEA Full Funding Act (H.R.2598) PREEMIE Reauthorization Act (H.R.1197) Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.1909) Artificial Intelligence TRICARE Autism Maternal mental health/perinatal mental health Vaccines Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act (S.830/H.R.2560) FASD Respect Act (S.139) Family Vaccine Protection Act (H.R.3701) VACCINE Act HEADS UP Act (H.R.3409) Protecting Free Vaccines Act PREVENT HPV Cancers Act (H.R.6561) Vaccine Transportation Access Act MDUFA VI Reauthorization Innovation in Pediatric Drugs Act (S.705) & Policies to Strengthen Pediatric Research Equity Act Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act Pediatric Research Equity Act Prescription Drug User Fee Amendments Pediatric IBD Drug Development Health Information Privacy Reform Act (S.3097) Child passenger safety Appropriations for the Indian Health Service Appropriations for Environmental Programs (including EPA) Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program & Implementation Infant sleep product safety Lead exposure prevention Food safety Paid family and medical leave Regulation of high-powered magnet sets Vehicle emissions standards Button battery ingestions Early childhood education (including Head Start, Childcare) Child product safety and injury prevention, including drowning prevention Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) Family First Prevention Services Act implementation Title IV-B Congregate care reform Mental health supports for foster youth/former foster youth Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, ozone and particulate matter NAAQS, EPA greenhouse gas regulation, Endangerment Finding QRTP/IMDs Firearm Injury and Violence Prevention (Including Research Funding; Background Checks; Safe/Secure Storage) Childcare Funding & Resources Native American Child Health Water Beads Vaccines Fluoride Child Welfare & Medicaid, Social Services Block Grant (SSBG), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Housing Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who Deliver Infants Early (PREEMIE) Reauthorization Act of 2025 (S.1562/H.R.1197) Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act (H.R.4709) Donor Milk Title V Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Services Block Grant SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act (S.1234/H.R.2590) Supplemental Security Income Equality Act (H.R.2540) Autonomous Vehicles Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) Data Collection Project Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) & Potential Changes Medicaid Payment Parity (including H.R.1433 / S.760 - Kids Access to Primary Care Act) Access to Care in Medicaid/CHIP Medicaid/CHIP federal funding Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act (H.R.1509 / S.752) H.R.4641 - Keep Kids Covered Act S.2287/H.R.4425 - Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA) Telehealth - Medicare telehealth extension, CONNECT for Health Act (S.1261) One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R.1) Proposed Rulemaking: Medicaid Program; Prohibition on Federal Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program Funding for Sex-Rejecting Procedures Furnished to Children (CMS-2451-P) and Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Hospital Condition of Participation: Prohibiting Sex-Rejecting Procedures for Children (CMS-3481-P) Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act (H.R.6291/S.836) Kids Online Safety Act (H.R.6484/S.1748) Artificial Intelligence and Child Health Legislation to Protect Young People Online Pediatric Specialty Loan Repayment Program Funding and Program Implementation EMPOWER for Health Act Regulation/Enforcement of Tobacco Products - Tobacco TRACE Act (H.R.6845) - STOP Illicit Vaping Act (H.R.6844/S.3569) Funding for Tobacco Control Programs Biomedical Research Funding (NIH, NICHD, AHRQ) LGBTQ Health Care Financing and Access - H.R.3492 - H.R.498 LGBTQ Health Care Financing and Access - Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Hospital Condition of Participation: Prohibiting Sex-Rejecting Procedures for Children (CMS-3481-P) - Medicaid Program; Prohibition on Federal Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program Funding for Sex-Rejecting Procedures Furnished to Children (CMS-2451-P) Global Child Thrive Reauthorization Act Notice of Proposed Rulemaking DHS Docket No. USCIS-2025-0304 The Department of State Reauthorization Act Protecting Sensitive Locations Act (H.R.5166 / S.455) Federal HIV Guidelines Family Detention / DHS policies Unaccompanied Children's Program / Office of Refugee Resettlement Child Nutrition Reauthorization/WIC SNAP/Farm Bill Mental Health for Children Medical Foods and Formulas Access Act WIC Act MODERN WIC Act Breastfeeding Peer Counseling Program Mental Health Services for Students Act of 2025 (H.R.5557) School Meals Expansion Funding for HRSA Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Program Funding for WIC Donor Milk Dietary Guidelines

Special Olympics Healthy Athletes and Healthy Communities programming (Healthy Athletes provides free health screenings and education for Special Olympics athletes and Healthy Communities is a recognition program within Special Olympics, working to increase access to quality health care and effective prevention programming to improve the health of people with intellectual disabilities), H.R.3409 - HEADs UP Act of 2025: The HEADs UP Act would designate people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) as a Medically Underserved Population, opening up many government programs aimed at improving access to care and reducing health disparities.

Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE

Senate HELP Committee health care affordability input House Ways and Means and Senate Finance Committee submissions on rising health care costs, early prevention, oral health integration, strengthening public benefits for high-risk patients, team-based models, and reducing administrative barriers H.R. 6561, PREVENT HPV Cancers Act of 2025 FDA policy on ultra-processed foods, including oral health risks associated with added sugar CMS guidance related to the Rural Health Transformation Program CMS organizational leadership on oral health: maintaining the Chief Dental Officer position HIPAA Security Rule proposal and provider cybersecurity policy impacts Federal public health and prevention policy relating to oral health, including cross-agency coordination and the relationship between oral health and mental health outcomes, and HRSA public health priorities relevant to oral health. H.R. 2001, Action for Dental Health Act H.R. 4262, To reauthorize programs related to health professions education H.R. 3409, HEADs UP Act H.R. 4556, Protect our TEETH Act

Client expense: $350,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Support for the HEADS UP Act (H.R. 3409) designating individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities as a Medically Underserved Population. Support for the Ensuring Access to Medicaid Buy-in Act (H.R. 1598) remove the age limit for Medicaid buy-in programs, allowing working adults with disabilities who are 65 and older to also purchase Medicaid coverage.

Client expense: $32,469 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Child passenger safety Appropriations for the Indian Health Service Appropriations for Environmental Programs (including EPA) Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program & Implementation Infant sleep product safety Lead exposure prevention Food safety Paid family and medical leave Regulation of high-powered magnet sets Climate change, Inflation Reduction Act Implementation Vehicle emissions standards Button battery ingestions Early childhood education (including Head Start, Childcare) Child product safety and injury prevention, including drowning prevention Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) Family First Prevention Services Act implementation Title IV-B Congregate care reform Mental health supports for foster youth/former foster youth Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, ozone and particulate matter NAAQS, EPA greenhouse gas regulation QRTP/IMDs Firearm Violence Prevention (Including Research Funding; Background Checks; Safe/Secure Storage) Childcare Funding & Resources Native American Child Health Water Beads Vaccines Fluoride Child Welfare & Medicaid, Social Services Block Grant (SSBG), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Housing Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who Deliver Infants Early (PREEMIE) Reauthorization Act of 2025 (S. 1562/H.R. 1197) Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act (H.R. 4709) Donor Milk Title V Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Services Block Grant SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act (S.1234/H.R.2590) Supplemental Security Income Equality Act (H.R. 2540) Medicaid Payment Parity (including H.R. 1433 / S. 760 - Kids Access to Primary Care Act) Access to Care in Medicaid/CHIP Medicaid/CHIP federal funding Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act (H.R. 1509 / S. 752) H.R. 4641 - Keep Kids Covered Act S. 2287/H.R. 4425 - Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA) Telehealth - Medicare telehealth extension, CONNECT for Health Act (S. 1261) One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) FY26 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Bill: Pediatric Subspecialty Loan Repayment Program, Firearm Injury and Mortality Prevention Research, Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Program, Emergency Medical Services for Children, National Center for Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Global Immunization, Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, Antimicrobial Resistance, Maternal and Child Health, Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act Strengthening the Vaccines for Children Program Act FY26 National Defense Authorization Act IDEA Full Funding Act (H.R.2598) PREEMIE Reauthorization Act (H.R. 1197) Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.1909) Artificial Intelligence TRICARE Maternal mental health/perinatal mental health Vaccines Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act (S.830/H.R.2560) Early Detection of Vision Impairments for Children (EDVI) Act FASD Respect Act (S. 139) Family Vaccine Protection Act (H.R.3701) VACCINE Act HEADS UP Act (H.R.3409) Protecting Free Vaccines Act PREVENT HPV Cancers Act MDUFA VI Reauthorization Innovation in Pediatric Drugs Act Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act Pediatric Research Equity Act Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic (FD&C) Act, Section 505G(c) Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act (S. 836) Legislation to Protect Young People Online Pediatric Specialty Loan Repayment Program Funding and Program Implementation Regulation/Enforcement of Tobacco Products National Institutes of Health Research Funding LGBTQ Health Federal Student Loan Programs FY26 SFOPS Appropriations - International Affairs Budget, USAID Operating Expenses, Maternal and Child Health (including Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance), Vulnerable Children, IDA, MRA, UNICEF, PEPFAR (including 10% set aside for Orphans and Vulnerable Children) FY26 LHHS Appropriations - CDC Global Immunization; Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) program; provisions related to Unaccompanied Children The Department of State Reauthorization Act Protecting Sensitive Locations Act (H.R.5166 / S.455) Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign Information Media [DHS docket number ICEB-2025-0001] Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers [Proclamation] NIH Federal HIV Guidelines Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA); Interpretation of Federal Public Benefit (HHS Docket No. 0991-ZA57) Family Detention / DHS policies Child Nutrition Reauthorization/WIC SNAP/Farm Bill Mental Health for Children Medical Nutrition Equity Act WIC Act MODERN WIC Act Breastfeeding Peer Counseling Program Research for Pregnant and Lactating Women Advancing Safe Medications for Moms and Babies Act Funding for HRSA Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Program Funding for WIC Donor Milk Dietary Guidelines Suicide Prevention School Meal Standards WIC Food Packages Universal School Meals Early Childhood Nutrition Improvement Act/CACFP Youth Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Supporting Childrens Mental Health Care Access Same Day Billing Restrictions in Mental Health Prevention and Early Intervention Set-Aside in Mental Health Block Grant Improving Mental Health and Wellness in Schools School Meals Expansion Mental Health Parity Sarah Katz Caffeine Safety Act Whole Milk 988 LGBTQ+ Youth Access Youth Sports Facilities Act (S. 1419) Mental Health Services for Students Act of 2025 (H.R. 5557)

Special Olympics Healthy Athletes and Healthy Communities programming (Healthy Athletes provides free health screenings and education for Special Olympics athletes and Healthy Communities is a recognition program within Special Olympics, working to increase access to quality health care and effective prevention programming to improve the health of people with intellectual disabilities), H.R.3409 - HEADs UP Act of 2025: The HEADs UP Act would designate people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) as a Medically Underserved Population, opening up many government programs aimed at improving access to care and reducing health disparities.

Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE

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   Division of Oral Health  Food Labeling: Front-of-Package Nutrition Information  Use of Orally Ingestible Fluoride Prescription Drug Products  HIPAA Cybersecurity of Electronic Protected Health Information  National Commission on Fluoride Health Effects Research  National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research  Maximizing Research Funds by Limiting Allowable Publishing Costs Essential Health Benefits  Access to dental care for people with disabilities   Community Health Center reauthorization  (dental clinics) Title VII Reauthorization  H.R. 4262, To reauthorize programs related to health professions education Teaching Health Center GME Reauthorization  National Health Service Corps Reauthorization  S. 1677/H.R. 3277, Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act (ELSA)   Disparities in dental care   H.R. 1521, Dental and Optometric Care Access Act (DOC Access Act)  Oral health initiatives  Oral Health Literacy and Awareness Act  H.R. 2001, Action for Dental Health Act   Health Profession Shortage Areas  Health Information Technology- Interoperability, Standards, AI  Access to personal protective equipment for dental offices  Emergency Department Boarding  VA Community Care Program   HHS, USDA Report-Dietary Guidelines for Americans  H.R. 929/S. 266, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization  Mental Health and Licensing of Dentists   MATE Act Training for Controlled Substance Providers, DEA registration to prescribe controlled substances  ERISA reform  Provider directories   NIH reform  Artificial Intelligence (AI) in health care  Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) data privacy  H.R. 1219, Oral Health Products Inclusion Act  H.R. 3409, HEADs UP Act  S. 1164/H.R. 1397, Increasing Access to Dental Insurance Act  H.R. 4556, Protect Our TEETH Act  H.R. 3885, Community TEAMS Act 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, National Performance Measures in Dentistry, dental team workforce shortages   Oral health initiatives, ADH Implementation, vaccine distribution and receipt, CDC reform Minamata Convention on Mercury, fluoride supplements  Cures Act implementation- interoperability, information blocking, AI, standards, USCDI+, USCDI v. 5 implementation  Indian Health Service, Medicaid, Health equity, Action for Dental Health, Medicare medically necessary Dental, USPHS, HIPAA, health equity, Public Health Service  

Preserving Medicaid funding in H.R. 1 budget reconciliation bill, support for the HCBS Relief Act (S.2076/H.R. 4028) providing a 10 percentage point FMAP increase for Home and Community-Based Services, support for the HEADS UP Act (H.R. 3409) designating individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities as a Medically Underserved Population. Support for the Ensuring Access to Medicaid Buy-in Act (H.R. 1598) remove the age limit for Medicaid buy-in programs, allowing working adults with disabilities who are 65 and older to also purchase Medicaid coverage.

Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

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 CDC-Division of Oral Health FDA-Food Labeling: Front-of-Package Nutrition Information FDA-Use of Orally Ingestible Fluoride Prescription Drug Products HHS/OCR-HIPAA Cybersecurity of Electronic Protected Health Information HHS-National Commission on Fluoride Health Effects Research NIH-National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research Essential Health Benefits Access to dental care for people with disabilities Community Health Center reauthorization Title VII Reauthorization Teaching Health Center GME Reauthorization National Health Service Corps Reauthorization S. 1677/H.R. 3277, Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act (ELSA) Disparities in dental care H.R. 1521, Dental and Optometric Care Access Act (DOC Access Act) Oral health initiatives Oral Health Literacy and Awareness Act H.R. 2001, Action for Dental Health Act Health Profession Shortage Areas Health Information Technology- Interoperability, Standards, AI CMS Vaccine Mandate Proposed 2022 CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids Access to personal protective equipment for dental offices Emergency Department Boarding VA Community Care Program HHS, USDA Report-Dietary Guidelines for Americans H.R. 929/S. 266, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Mental Health and Licensing of Dentists DEA-MATE Act Training for Controlled Substance Providers, DEA registration to prescribe controlled substances ERISA reform Provider directories World Oral Health Day NIH reform Artificial Intelligence (AI) in health care Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) data privacy H.R. 1219, Oral Health Products Inclusion Act H.R. 3409, HEADs UP Act S. 1164/H.R. 1397, Increasing Access to Dental Insurance Act Protect Our TEETH Act H.R. 1, One Big, Beautiful Bill Act 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, National Performance Measures in Dentistry, dental team workforce shortages

Child passenger safety - CPSC; Appropriations for the Indian Health Service - IHS; Appropriations for Environmental Programs (including EPA) - EPA, CDC; Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program & Implementation - HRSA, CMS, HHS, ACF; Infant sleep product safety - CPSC; Lead exposure prevention - EPA, CDC, HUD, FDA; Food safety - FDA, EPA, CDC; Paid family and medical leave; Regulation of high-powered magnet sets - CPSC; Climate change, Inflation Reduction Act Implementation - EPA; Vehicle emissions standards - EPA; Button battery ingestions - CPSC; Early childhood education - HHS; Child product safety and injury prevention, including drowning prevention - CPSC; Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) - HHS, ACF; Family First Prevention Services Act implementation - HHS, ACF; Title IV-B - HHS, ACF; Congregate care reform - HHS, ACF; Mental health supports for foster youth/former foster youth - HHS, ACF; Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, ozone and particulate matter NAAQS, EPA greenhouse gas regulation - EPA; QRTP/IMDs - HHS, ACF; Firearm Violence Prevention (Including Research Funding; Background Checks; Safe/Secure Storage) -CDC; NIH; Childcare Funding & Resources - HHS, OCC; Native American Child Health - DOI; HHS, HIS; Water Beads - CPSC; Vaccines - HHS, CDC; Fluoride - EPA; Child Welfare & Medicaid, Social Services Block Grant (SSBG), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) - HHS Medicaid Payment Parity (including H.R. 1433 / S. 760 - Kids Access to Primary Care Act) - HHS/CMS; Access to Care in Medicaid/CHIP - HHS; Medicaid/CHIP federal funding - HHS; Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act (H.R. 1509 / S. 752) - HHS; Vaccines for Children program improvements - HHS/CMS, CDC; Telehealth - Medicare telehealth extension, CONNECT for Health Act (S. 1261) - HHS, DEA; Budget Reconciliation (H.R. 1) FY26 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Bill: Pediatric Subspecialty Loan Repayment Program, Firearm Injury and Mortality Prevention Research, Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Program, Emergency Medical Services for Children, National Center for Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Global Immunization, Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, Antimicrobial Resistance, Maternal and Child Health; Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act; Strengthening the Vaccines for Children Program Act; FY26 National Defense Authorization Act; SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act (S.1234/H.R.2590); Supplemental Security Income Equality Act (H.R. 2540); IDEA Full Funding Act (H.R.2598); PREEMIE Reauthorization Act (H.R. 1197); Supplemental Security Income/Social Security - Social Security Administration; Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.1909); Artificial Intelligence; TRICARE; Maternal mental health/perinatal mental health; Vaccines; Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act (S.830/H.R.2560); Early Detection of Vision Impairments for Children (EDVI) Act; FASD Respect Act (S. 139); Family Vaccine Protection Act (H.R.3701); VACCINE Act; Youth Sports Facilities Act (S.1419/H.R.2850); HEADS UP Act (H.R.3409) Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act (S. 836); Legislation to Protect Young People Online; Pediatric Specialty Loan Repayment Program Funding and Program Implementation - Health Resources and Services Administration; FY26 Appropriations - NIH Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program; Regulation of Tobacco Products - Department of Health and Human Services, FDA Center for Tobacco Products; Funding for Public Health Tobacco Programs; Reentry Act (H.R. 2586); National Institutes of Health & AHRQ Research Funding; LGBTQ Health; Federal Student Loan Programs; Federal Funding for Family Planning Clinics; Childrens Hospitals GME FY26 Funding; FY26 Funding for Federal Statistical Agencies FY26 SFOPS Appropriations - International Affairs Budget, USAID Operating Expenses, Maternal and Child Health (including Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance), Vulnerable Children, IDA, MRA, UNICEF, PEPFAR (including 10% set aside for Orphans and Vulnerable Children); FY26 LHHS Appropriations - CDC Global Immunization; Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) program; The Department of State Reauthorization Act; Integration of USAID into the State Department - USAID / Department of State; Executive Order: Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid; Protecting Sensitive Locations Act (H.R.5166 / S.455); Rescissions Act of 2025 (H.R. 4) Standards in ORR Custody - ORR, HHS; Licensure of ORR Shelters - ORR, HHS; Public Charge; Child Nutrition Reauthorization/WIC - USDA; SNAP/Farm Bill - USDA; Mental Health for Children - HRSA; DREAM Act; Medical Nutrition Equity Act; Lift the Bar Act; PAHPA Reauthorization; CARE for Families Act; WIC Act; MODERN WIC Act

Special Olympics Healthy Athletes and Healthy Communities programming (Healthy Athletes provides free health screenings and education for Special Olympics athletes and Healthy Communities is a recognition program within Special Olympics, working to increase access to quality health care and effective prevention programming to improve the health of people with intellectual disabilities), H.R.3409 - HEADs UP Act of 2025: The HEADs UP Act would designate people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) as a Medically Underserved Population, opening up many government programs aimed at improving access to care and reducing health disparities.

Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, White House Office