The ADA expressed support for federal legislation intended to strengthen oversight and enforcement of Medicare Advantage supplemental dental benefits.
In a May 26 letter to the bill’s sponsor Rep. Troy Downing, R-Mont., the ADA endorsed the Protecting Authority and Restoring Tools Necessary for Enforcement by Regulatory States Act of 2026, or PARTNERS Act.
“The PARTNERS Act of 2026 would address a critical enforcement gap in Medicare Advantage supplemental dental benefits by empowering states to enforce the federal standards that CMS has not enforced,” reads the letter, signed by ADA President Richard Rosato, D.M.D., and Executive Director Nader Nadershahi, D.D.S., Ed.D.