Here are five federal updates since the beginning of May that dental leaders should know:
1. The Organized Dentistry Coalition urged lawmakers to continue support for federal oral health programs within the Department of Health and Human Services.
2. The American Dental Association pushed the Federal Trade Commission to investigate competition and transparency within the dental insurance market.
3. Vice President J.D. Vance said the White House is withholding $1.3 billion in federal Medicaid reimbursements to California, alleging that the state is not taking Medicaid fraud “seriously.”
4. The U.S. Court of International Trade dealt the Trump administration a second major legal blow on tariffs, striking down the 10% global import surcharge imposed after the Supreme Court invalidated the president’s first round of levies in February.
5. Healthcare employment rose by 37,300 in April, in line with the 12-month average of 32,000 monthly job gains, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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