Here are eight recent federal updates for dental industry leaders to know:
1. The Environmental Protection Agency released the Protocol for Developing the Fluoride Human Health Toxicity Assessment, marking the latest step in its expedited review of fluoride in drinking water under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
2. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services urged state Medicaid directors to phase out the use of dental fillings that contain mercury.
3. Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Md., and Rep. Nanette Barragán, D-Calif., introduced three bills to expand dental coverage for individuals enrolled in Medicaid, Medicare and CHIP.
4. The Trump administration has ramped up its efforts to address healthcare fraud in recent months, targeting a variety of healthcare organizations, including dental offices.
5. Erica Schwartz, MD, was confirmed by the Senate as the next CDC director Aug. 5 in a 51-43 vote, which split almost entirely across party lines.
6. Twenty-five states are suing the Trump administration to halt the latest round of global tariffs that took effect July 24.
7. A bipartisan Senate funding measure unveiled Aug. 2, which would temporarily block a Trump administration rule allowing political appointees final say over federal research grants, advanced with a 89-4 vote Aug. 3.
8. A federal judge on July 29 denied a request from 25 states and Washington, D.C., to temporarily block parts of the Trump administration’s Medicaid work requirement rule.
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