Promoting Dental Health Act

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 H.R. 2001, Action for Dental Health Act 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. 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 health care transparency legislation and related proposals, including itemized billing, provider disclosure, charity care, collections, surprise billing, and application of hospital-style requirements to dental offices. S. 4008, Promoting Dental Health Act 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) NIH policy affecting dental and craniofacial research, including proposals related to limits on principal investigator grants and research funding stewardship. HHS/PACCARB policy concerning antimicrobial stewardship and the National Action Plan on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria. HHS request for information on chronic disease of addiction, mental health, prevention, treatment, and recovery policy. HHS Section 1557 nondiscrimination implementation and notice of vacatur affecting covered health programs and activities. Teledentistry, direct-to-consumer dental/orthodontic treatment, and legislation or policy concerning in-person examination requirements before dental or orthodontic treatment.

Client expense: $1,100,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), SENATE

-Supporting S. 4008, the Promoting Dental Health Act, which would reauthorize the CDC DOH for five years. -urging appropriators to support health infrastructure investment across the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) including critical investments in oral health workforce, research, and prevention. -Encouraging congressional assistance to seek information from the Defense Health Agency, which administers the Tricare program, on the rates used to reimburse participating providers in the TRICARE Active Duty Dental Program (ADDP). -Urging CMS to use its existing authorities to ensure that Medicare Part D plans prioritize and ensure meaningful access to all FDA-approved, evidence-based, non-opioid medicines indicated for acute pain, including newly approved and first-in-class therapies. -Supporting the H-1Bs for Physicians and the Healthcare Workforce Act (HR 7961), which would exempt physicians, dentists and other healthcare workers from the new $100,000 fee for H-1B petitions as well as prohibit new H-1B fees that exceed the existing fees under the U.S. Code from being imposed on healthcare workers. -Urging apppropriators to reject policies that would prohibit or condition the eligibility of publication costs for federally funded research.

Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 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

Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), SENATE