CAREQUEST INSTITUTE FOR ORAL HEALTH, INC.

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Lobbying Spend

$2.0M

Filings

22

Firms Hired

1

Active Period

2021–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	$510,000	3	1
2025	$270,000	4	1
2024	$370,000	4	1
2023	$590,000	4	1
2022	$220,000	4	1
2021	$50,000	3	1

Hired Firms

Lobbying firms retained by this client; amounts are client-reported expenses when available

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
CAREQUEST INSTITUTE FOR ORAL HEALTH, INC.	$2,010,000	22

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
SENATE	19
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	18
Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)	8
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	7
Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)	1
White House Office	1

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Medicare/Medicaid	Medicare/Medicaid	19
Health Issues	Health Issues	18
Veterans	Veterans	11
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	2

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

Bill numbers found in source-reported LDA specific issue text; broad topic matches are excluded

H.R. 8469119th Congress

Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: CAREQUEST INSTITUTE FOR ORAL HEALTH, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 8469: Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies (MILCONVA) Appropriations Act 2027: Funding for Mobile Dental Pilots Rural Veteran's Dental Pilot Program Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) Dental Policy: Policy Options to Improve Provider Support, Training, etc. Medicare/Medicaid Dental Issues Veterans Dental: Advancement of Veterans Dental Bills and Pilot Program Oversight

Client expense: $310,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 8469

H.R. 8469119th Congress

Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: CAREQUEST INSTITUTE FOR ORAL HEALTH, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 8469: Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies (MILCONVA) Appropriations Act 2027: Funding for Mobile Dental Pilots Rural Veteran's Dental Pilot Program Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) Dental Policy: Policy Options to Improve Provider Support, Training, etc. Medicare/Medicaid Dental Issues Veterans Dental: Advancement of Veterans Dental Bills and Pilot Program Oversight

Client expense: $310,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 8469

H.R. 5949119th Congress

Rural Veterans Dental Care Act

2025 · fourth_quarter · Firm: CAREQUEST INSTITUTE FOR ORAL HEALTH, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 5949: Rural Veterans Dental Care Act, I/DD Dental Tax Credit, EPA Floride Activity, Veteran's Dental Care Access, Medicare Dental

Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 5949

H.R. 5949119th Congress

Rural Veterans Dental Care Act

2025 · fourth_quarter · Firm: CAREQUEST INSTITUTE FOR ORAL HEALTH, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 5949: Rural Veterans Dental Care Act, I/DD Dental Tax Credit, EPA Floride Activity, Veteran's Dental Care Access, Medicare Dental

Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 5949

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H.R. 5949119th Congress

Rural Veterans Dental Care Act

2025 · fourth_quarter · Firm: CAREQUEST INSTITUTE FOR ORAL HEALTH, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 5949: Rural Veterans Dental Care Act, I/DD Dental Tax Credit, EPA Floride Activity, Veteran's Dental Care Access, Medicare Dental

Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 5949

H.R. 1342118th Congress

Medicaid Dental Benefit Act of 2023

2024 · third_quarter · Firm: CAREQUEST INSTITUTE FOR ORAL HEALTH, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R.1342 - Medicaid Dental Benefit Act of 2023 H.R.8580 - Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 H.R.8371 - Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act

Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.1342

H.R. 1342118th Congress

Medicaid Dental Benefit Act of 2023

2024 · third_quarter · Firm: CAREQUEST INSTITUTE FOR ORAL HEALTH, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R.1342 - Medicaid Dental Benefit Act of 2023 H.R.8580 - Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025

Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.1342

H.R. 8371118th Congress

Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act

2024 · third_quarter · Firm: CAREQUEST INSTITUTE FOR ORAL HEALTH, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R.1342 - Medicaid Dental Benefit Act of 2023 H.R.8580 - Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 H.R.8371 - Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act

Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.8371

H.R. 8580118th Congress

Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025

2024 · third_quarter · Firm: CAREQUEST INSTITUTE FOR ORAL HEALTH, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R.1342 - Medicaid Dental Benefit Act of 2023 H.R.8580 - Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025

Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.8580

H.R. 8580118th Congress

Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025

2024 · third_quarter · Firm: CAREQUEST INSTITUTE FOR ORAL HEALTH, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R.1342 - Medicaid Dental Benefit Act of 2023 H.R.8580 - Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 H.R.8371 - Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act

Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.8580

H.R. 1342118th Congress

Medicaid Dental Benefit Act of 2023

2024 · first_quarter · Firm: CAREQUEST INSTITUTE FOR ORAL HEALTH, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

S.570/H.R. 1342 - Medicaid Dental Benefit Act of 2023; Inclusion of dental benefits in Medicare and Medicaid; S.2624/H.R. 5894 - FY 2024 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations; H.R. 3380 - HEADs UP Act of 2023; H.R.3305 - Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act.

Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 1342

H.R. 1342118th Congress

Medicaid Dental Benefit Act of 2023

2024 · first_quarter · Firm: CAREQUEST INSTITUTE FOR ORAL HEALTH, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

S.570/H.R. 1342 - Medicaid Dental Benefit Act of 2023; Inclusion of dental benefits in Medicare and Medicaid; S.2624/H.R. 5894 - FY 2024 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations; H.R.3305 - Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act.

Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 1342

H.R. 2413118th Congress

Dental Care for Veterans Act

2024 · first_quarter · Firm: CAREQUEST INSTITUTE FOR ORAL HEALTH, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2413 - Dental Care for Veterans Act: Expansion of dental coverage for veterans; H.R. 4366, The Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024.

Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2413

H.R. 3305118th Congress

Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act

2024 · first_quarter · Firm: CAREQUEST INSTITUTE FOR ORAL HEALTH, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

S.570/H.R. 1342 - Medicaid Dental Benefit Act of 2023; Inclusion of dental benefits in Medicare and Medicaid; S.2624/H.R. 5894 - FY 2024 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations; H.R.3305 - Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act.

Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.3305

H.R. 3305118th Congress

Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act

2024 · first_quarter · Firm: CAREQUEST INSTITUTE FOR ORAL HEALTH, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

S.570/H.R. 1342 - Medicaid Dental Benefit Act of 2023; Inclusion of dental benefits in Medicare and Medicaid; S.2624/H.R. 5894 - FY 2024 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations; H.R. 3380 - HEADs UP Act of 2023; H.R.3305 - Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act.

Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.3305

H.R. 3380118th Congress

HEADs UP Act of 2023

2024 · first_quarter · Firm: CAREQUEST INSTITUTE FOR ORAL HEALTH, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

S.570/H.R. 1342 - Medicaid Dental Benefit Act of 2023; Inclusion of dental benefits in Medicare and Medicaid; S.2624/H.R. 5894 - FY 2024 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations; H.R. 3380 - HEADs UP Act of 2023; H.R.3305 - Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act.

Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 3380

H.R. 4366118th Congress

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024

2024 · first_quarter · Firm: CAREQUEST INSTITUTE FOR ORAL HEALTH, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2413 - Dental Care for Veterans Act: Expansion of dental coverage for veterans; H.R. 4366, The Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024.

Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 4366

H.R. 5894118th Congress

Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes.

2024 · first_quarter · Firm: CAREQUEST INSTITUTE FOR ORAL HEALTH, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

S.570/H.R. 1342 - Medicaid Dental Benefit Act of 2023; Inclusion of dental benefits in Medicare and Medicaid; S.2624/H.R. 5894 - FY 2024 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations; H.R.3305 - Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act.

Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 5894

H.R. 5894118th Congress

Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes.

2024 · first_quarter · Firm: CAREQUEST INSTITUTE FOR ORAL HEALTH, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

S.570/H.R. 1342 - Medicaid Dental Benefit Act of 2023; Inclusion of dental benefits in Medicare and Medicaid; S.2624/H.R. 5894 - FY 2024 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations; H.R. 3380 - HEADs UP Act of 2023; H.R.3305 - Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act.

Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 5894

S. 2624118th Congress

Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024

2024 · first_quarter · Firm: CAREQUEST INSTITUTE FOR ORAL HEALTH, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

S.570/H.R. 1342 - Medicaid Dental Benefit Act of 2023; Inclusion of dental benefits in Medicare and Medicaid; S.2624/H.R. 5894 - FY 2024 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations; H.R. 3380 - HEADs UP Act of 2023; H.R.3305 - Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act.

Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S.2624

S. 2624118th Congress

Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024

2024 · first_quarter · Firm: CAREQUEST INSTITUTE FOR ORAL HEALTH, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

S.570/H.R. 1342 - Medicaid Dental Benefit Act of 2023; Inclusion of dental benefits in Medicare and Medicaid; S.2624/H.R. 5894 - FY 2024 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations; H.R.3305 - Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act.

Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S.2624

S. 570118th Congress

Medicaid Dental Benefit Act of 2023

2024 · first_quarter · Firm: CAREQUEST INSTITUTE FOR ORAL HEALTH, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

S.570/H.R. 1342 - Medicaid Dental Benefit Act of 2023; Inclusion of dental benefits in Medicare and Medicaid; S.2624/H.R. 5894 - FY 2024 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations; H.R.3305 - Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act.

Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S.570

S. 570118th Congress

Medicaid Dental Benefit Act of 2023

2024 · first_quarter · Firm: CAREQUEST INSTITUTE FOR ORAL HEALTH, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

S.570/H.R. 1342 - Medicaid Dental Benefit Act of 2023; Inclusion of dental benefits in Medicare and Medicaid; S.2624/H.R. 5894 - FY 2024 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations; H.R. 3380 - HEADs UP Act of 2023; H.R.3305 - Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act.

Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S.570

H.R. 1342118th Congress

Medicaid Dental Benefit Act of 2023

2023 · fourth_quarter · Firm: CAREQUEST INSTITUTE FOR ORAL HEALTH, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

S.570/H.R. 1342 - Medicaid Dental Benefit Act of 2023; Inclusion of dental benefits in Medicare and Medicaid; S.2624/H.R. 5894 - FY 2024 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations.

Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 1342

H.R. 1342118th Congress

Medicaid Dental Benefit Act of 2023

2023 · fourth_quarter · Firm: CAREQUEST INSTITUTE FOR ORAL HEALTH, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

S.570/H.R. 1342 - Medicaid Dental Benefit Act of 2023; Inclusion of dental benefits in Medicare and Medicaid; S.2624/H.R. 5894 - FY 2024 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations; H.R. 3380 - HEADs UP Act of 2023.

Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 1342

Source: Senate LDA

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