Baldwin Times

NOVEMBER 2022

Volume 2, No. 75, November 8, 2022In This Issue |  CDC Issues Health Advisory to the Dental Community; CDC Issues New Guidance for Opioid Prescribing; Kentucky to Expand Dental Benefits for Adult Medicaid Populations; Louisiana Proposes Several Changes to Licensure Rules, Finalizes Rule to Allow Dental Hygiene Practice in Nursing Homes

Volume 2, No. 74, November 1, 2022In This Issue |  Republicans Favored to Take Back the House; Senate Races Tightening, Control of Senate a Tossup ; States Face Health Care and Higher Education Questions on Upcoming Ballots; Governors and State Legislators Up for Election Throughout Most of the Country

OCTOBER 2022

Volume 2, No. 73, October 25, 2022In This Issue |  Groups Challenge Biden’s Student Debt Relief Plan in Court; Rhode Island Board of Examiners in Dentistry Proposes Rules for Teledentistry and Changes to Public Health Dental Hygienists; PSLF Temporary Waiver Ends Oct. 31

Volume 2, No. 72, October 18, 2022In This Issue |  HHS Releases Final Rule to Fix the ACA’s “Family Glitch”; PSLF Temporary Waiver Ends on Oct. 31, 2022; U.S. Department of Education Now Accepting Student Debt Relief Applications During Beta Testing; KY Board of Dentistry Proposes Rules for Mobile Dental Clinics and Portable Dental Units

Volume 2, No. 71, October 11, 2022In This Issue |  House Republicans Release Their “Commitment to America” Policy Agenda for Next Congress; CURES 2.0 Fails to Move Forward; ED Releases Update on Biden’s Student Debt Relief Plan; Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Temporary Waiver Ends on Oct. 31; California to Implement Notice Requirements for Insurers Who Provide Teledentistry Services Through a Third Party

Volume 2, No. 70, October 4, 2022In This Issue |  CDC No Longer Recommends Universal Masking in Health Care Facilities; Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Temporary Waiver Ends on Oct. 31, 2022; ED Releases Update on Biden’s Student Debt Relief Plan; North Carolina Proposes Changes to Sedation Rules

SEPTEMBER 2022

Volume 2, No. 69, September 27, 2022In This Issue |  Congress Sends the Joint Consolidation Loan Separation Act to the President; CSG Releases Draft of Dentist and Dental Hygiene Licensure Compact ; LOAN ACT Introduced in House to Lower Cost of College Education; CMS Issues Proposed Rule Streamlining the Medicaid Eligibility and Enrollment Process

Volume 2, No. 68, September 20, 2022In This Issue |  Supreme Court Rules Yeshiva University Must Comply with New York Court Ruling for Now; Biden Appoints First Director of ARPA-H; Trudeau Shares More About First Phase of Canadian Dental Plan; Delaware Governor Signs Bill to Address Dental Care Access for Underserved Communities, Licensure and Other Issues

Volume 2, No. 67, September 14, 2022In This Issue |  Biden Administration Releases More Information on Student Loan Cancelation; DHS Issues Rule Rescinding Trump-era Policy on Public Charge; Congress Considers Funding the Federal Government into Fiscal Year 2023; HHS and DOJ Issue Guidance on Nondiscrimination in Telehealth; California Governor Signs Bill Allowing Registered Dental Hygienists in Alternative Practice to Provide Dental Services in Specified Facilities; Colorado and Pennsylvania Invest in Training for Dental Assistants; Federal Judge Reinstates Work Requirement in Georgia’s Partial Medicaid Expansion Proposal

 

AUGUST 2022

Volume 2, No. 66, August 9, 2022In This Issue |  ADEA Advocate to Go on Hiatus in August; Biden Administration Declares Monkeypox Public Health Emergency; Senate Passes the Inflation Reduction Act; Hope for Medicaid Expansion in North Carolina, Despite Differences in House and Senate Proposals; ADEA Advocacy in Action

 

Volume 2, No. 65, August 2, 2022In This Issue |  Senate COVID-19 Supplemental Appropriations Bill Proposed; Senate Appropriations Bills for Fiscal Year 2023; HHS Issues Proposed Rule to Reinstate LGBTQ Protections in Health Care; House Approves Telehealth Extensions Through 2024; Canadian Government Seeks Private Stakeholder Input for Proposed National Dental Plan; Nevada Receives HRSA Grants to Grow Dental Workforce

 

JULY 2022

Volume 2, No. 64, July 27, 2022In This Issue |  Biden Extends Public Health Emergency Until October 2022; Federal District Court Judge Blocks ED’s Title IX Guidance Protecting Transgender Students; Biden Administration Requests Significant Changes to Tennessee Block Grant Proposal; Delaware Bill Would Create Task Force to Address Dental Care Access for Underserved Communities, Licensure and Other Issues

 

Volume 2, No. 63, July 19, 2022In This Issue |  ED Releases Proposed Rule Designed to Improve Student Loan Repayment and Relief Programs; FDA Grants Prescribing Authority to Pharmacists Under Revised EUA; Georgia Gov. Signs Bill to Add Dental Education Representation to State Dental Board; Canadian Health Minister Expects Dental Program to Be Implemented by Year End

 

Volume 2, No. 62, July 12, 2022In This Issue |  CMS Proposes Expanding Medicare to Include Additional Dental Coverage; FDA Temporarily Stays Order Banning Sale of Juul E-Cigarettes; New Hampshire Expands Dental Coverage for Adults Enrolled in Medicaid; Missouri Gov. Signs Bill Making Dentists, Dental Surgeons and Dental Hygienists Eligible for Student Loan Repayment Program; Virginia Budget Increases Reimbursement for Medicaid Dental Services

 

Volume 2, No. 61, July 6, 2022In This Issue |  Senate HELP Committee Passes FDA Reauthorization Bill; House Energy and Commerce Committee Holds Hearing on Public Health Legislation; House Advances Labor-HHS Appropriations Bill; Delaware Bill Would Allow Telehealth from Out-of-state Practitioners; Maine Implements Expanded Dental Coverage for Adults Enrolled in Medicaid

 

JUNE 2022

Volume 2, No. 60, June 28, 2022In This Issue |  FDA Bans Juul’s E-Cigarettes from U.S. Market; ED Releases Proposed Title IX Rule; Senate Passes Gun Safety Legislation With Health Care Provisions; Hawaii Gov. Signs Bill Allowing Dental Assistants in Public Health Settings to Perform Limited Tasks Under Dental Hygienists’ Supervision; Oregon Board of Dentistry Approves Dental Therapy Regulations

 

Volume 2, No. 59, June 22, 2022In This Issue |  HHS Officials Stress the Need for Additional COVID Funding During Senate Hearing; New Hampshire Bill Expands Dental Benefits for Adults Enrolled in Medicaid; North Carolina Debates Medicaid Expansion and Managed Care; Colorado Governor Signs Bill to Create Peer Health Assistance Program for Dental Hygienists

 

Volume 2, No. 58, June 14, 2022In This Issue |  CDC Removes Advice to Wear a Mask for Protection Against Monkeypox; FDA Advisory Committee Approves Novavax’s Coronavirus Vaccine; CDC Lifts Required Negative COVID-19 Test Prior to Entering the U.S.; Licensure Portability Bills Move Forward in Ohio and Louisiana; Colorado Gov. Signs Bills to Expand Preceptor Tax Credit and Implement Rural Health Workforce Initiative

 

Volume 2, No. 57, June 7, 2022In This Issue |  ARPA-H’s First Acting Deputy Director Appointed; NIH Implements New Requirement to Address Harassment; Reminder: HRSA Accepting Applications for the Faculty Loan Repayment Program; Illinois Bill Establishes Repayment and Scholarship Program for Qualified Health Professionals; Louisiana Will Send Licensure Changes to Governor

 

Volume 2, No. 56, June 2, 2022In This Issue |  U.S. Surgeon General Releases Recommendations for Addressing Health Care Worker Burnout; Faculty Loan Repayment Program Accepts New Applications; New York Bill Would Make Changes to Residency Requirements; Colorado May Expand Preceptor Tax Credit

 

MAY 2022

Volume 2, No. 55, May 24, 2022In This Issue |  CDC Approves Pfizer Booster Shot for Children Ages 5 to 11; House Committee Approves ARPA-H Authorization; Missouri Bill Would Make Dentists, Dental Surgeons and Dental Hygienists Eligible for Student Loan Repayment Program; Maryland and Tennessee to Add Dental Benefits for Adults Enrolled in Medicaid

 

Volume 2, No. 54, May 17, 2022In This Issue |  The Medicare for All Act of 2022 Introduced by Sen. Bernie Sanders Includes Dental Coverage; Congressional Tri-caucus Reintroduces the Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2022; Colorado Will Send Dental Therapy Bill to Governor; New York Expands Dental Hygienists’ Ability to Administer Anesthesia

 

Volume 2, No. 53, May 10, 2022In This Issue |  House Shows Bipartisan Support for Amending FDA User Fee Agreements; White House Announces First Black and First Openly Gay Press Secretary; New York Prohibits Withholding Transcripts Because of Student Debt; Colorado Senate Passes Dental Therapy and Rural Oral Health Workers Education Legislation; North Carolina Dental Board Debates Deep Sedation Rules

 

Volume 2, No. 52, May 3, 2022In This Issue |  Republicans Introduce Bill to End Current Student Loan Repayment Pause; HHS Secretary Becerra Faces Representative Eshoo’s Wrath Over ARPA-H; ADEA’s Summary of State and Federal Loan Forgiveness Programs Updated; Oklahoma Legislature Passes Modifications to Dental Practice Act, Includes Manikin-based Licensure Exams; California Bill Would Allow Registered Dental Hygienists in Alternative Practice to Provide Dental Services in Specified Facilities

 

APRIL 2022

Volume 2, No. 51, April 26, 2022In This Issue |  HHS Officially Establishes ARPA-H Under the NIH Umbrella; FDA Releases Final Rule for Added Fluoride Levels in Bottled Water; West Virginia Increases Licensure Portability; New York Funds Fellowship to Address Oral Health Disparities

 

Volume 2, No. 50, April 20, 2022In This Issue |  Now Available: ADEA Update to Summary of Legislation and Regulations Addressing Prescription Drug and Opioid Abuse; Biden Administration Extends Public Health Emergency for 90-days; U.S. Department of Education Gives Student Borrowers in Default a Fresh Start; Grant Announcement; Expanded Function Dental Hygienist Bill Heads to Maryland Governor; Virginia and Florida Enact New Licensure Laws

 

Volume 2, No. 49, April 12, 2022In This Issue |  Federal Student Loan Pause Extended Until Aug. 31; U.S. Department of Education Extends Deadline for HEERF Funds Use; Update on Adult Medicaid Dental Coverage; Maryland Exempts Oral Hygiene Products From Sales Tax

 

Volume 2, No. 48, April 5, 2022In This Issue |  ADEA 2022 Virtual Capitol Hill Day; Biden Administration Launches its COVID-19 Website; HHS Secretary: NIH Will House New Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, Director Will Report Directly to HHS Secretary; New Law Extends Medicaid Oral Health Postpartum Coverage; Oklahoma Senate Passes Modifications to Dental Practice Act, Includes Manikin-based Licensure Exams; Maryland Senate Passes Bill Requiring State Medicaid Program to Provide Dental Benefits to Adults; Georgia Legislature Votes to Add Dental Education Representation to State Dental Board

 

MARCH 2022

Volume 2, No. 47, March 30, 2022In This Issue |  President’s FY 2023 Budget Released; House Committee Holds Authorizing Hearing for Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health; Liberal-NDP Deal Would Provide Dental Coverage for Millions of Canadians; West Virginia Sends Licensure Portability Bill to Governor; Maine Legislators Pass Bill Requiring Medical Loss Ratio for Dental Insurers

 

Volume 2, No. 46, March 15, 2022In This Issue |  Biden Administration Unveils Its Test and Treat Initiative; House Chairman Introduces Bill to Strengthen the FDA’s Accelerated Drug Approval Process; Licensure Bills Sent to Governors in Multiple States; Utah Bill Would Allow License by Credentials for Those Licensed Outside of the United States; ADEA 2022 Virtual Caplital Hill Day

 

Volume 2, No. 45, March 8, 2022In This Issue |  NIH and HHS Urge Policymakers to Address Oral Health Disparities; Biden Delivers First State of the Union Address; West Virginia House Votes to Increase Licensure Portability; Wisconsin Passes Bill to Establish Certification Program for EFDAs

 

Volume 2, No. 44, March 1, 2022In This Issue |  CDC Announces New Mask Guidelines; House Energy and Commerce Committee Holds ARPA-H Hearing; Indiana Bill Would Prohibit Dental Plans From Setting Fees for Services Not Covered; Medicaid Expansion May be Coming to North Carolina, South Dakota Lawmakers Vote Down Similar Proposal

 

FEBRUARY 2022

Volume 2, No. 43, February 23, 2022In This Issue |  CDC Releases Proposed Guidelines for Opioid Prescribing; PSLF Waiver Information Available on ADEA Website; Dental Hygienists Peer Health Assistance Bill Passed by Colorado Senate; Licensure Bills Move Forward in Multiple States

 

Volume 2, No. 42, February 16, 2022In This Issue |  Sixteen States Renew Legal Efforts to Stop Health Care Worker Vaccine Mandate; White House Director of Science and Technology Policy Resigns; CDC Seeks Clinical Practice Opioid Prescribing Comments; Florida’s Medicaid Dental Carve Out Could Be Moved Back Into State’s Managed Care Plans; Proposed Amendment to Missouri Constitution Could Gut State’s Medicaid Expansion

 

Volume 2, No. 41, February 9, 2022In This Issue |  America COMPETES Act of 2022 Clears in the House; ADEA Launches New Teledentistry Resource; Education Secretary Delivers His Vision for American Education; Pair of Scope of Practice Bills Moving in Arizona;

 

Volume 2, No. 40, February 1, 2022In This Issue |  Record Enrollment Through Fed and State Government’s Health Insurance Marketplaces; ADEA, Other Organizations to Hold Webinar on the New Temporary PSLF Waiver; ADEA, Other Organizations to Hold Webinar on PSLF Program and New Temporary Waiver; U.S. Supreme Court Hears Harvard and UNC Cases Challenging Affirmative Action in Admissions; Maryland Bill Would Add Dental Benefits for Adults on Medicaid; Massachusetts Ballot Initiative Would Establish Medical Loss Ratio and Review of Rates for Dental Insurers

 

JANUARY 2022

Volume 2, No. 39, January 25, 2022In This Issue |  CMS Updates Compliance Deadlines for Health Care Providers’ Vaccine Mandate; Biden Administration Provides Free COVID-19 Rapid Test Kits; ADEA, Other Organizations to Hold Webinar on PSLF Program and New Temporary Waiver; State Legislatures Begin Sessions; New Benefits and Increased Reimbursement Implemented in Minnesota Medicaid

 

Volume 2, No. 38, January 19, 2022In This Issue |  U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Health Care Provider Vaccine Mandate But Blocks Employer Vaccine Mandate; FDA Warns of Dental Problems Related to Oral Buprenorphine Medicines; New Hampshire House Passes Adult Medicaid Dental Benefits

 

Volume 2, No. 37, January 11, 2022In This Issue |  U.S. Supreme Court Hears Challenges to Biden’s Vaccine Mandates; Congress Opens the New Year with Some Unfinished Business; 2022 is a Big Election Year; State Medicaid Updates; New York Passes Legislation Requiring Co-prescribing of Opioid Antagonist

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