Reject fiscal year 2026 HHS budget proposal, ADA urges

The ADA and nine other dental organizations are urging Congress to reject the administration’s fiscal year 2026 budget proposal for the Department of Health and Human Services. Specifically, the coalition said the budget proposal would cut critical investments in oral … Read More

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The issues keeping dentists up at night

Although dentists have grown familiar with the stress of workforce shortages and rising costs, new challenges have emerged this year that have the potential to threaten dentistry and healthcare as a whole. Here are two new issues worrying dentists in … Read More

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Texas Lawmakers Focus on Non-Medical Drivers of Health

The 89th Texas legislative session has brought increased attention to policy solutions addressing the non-medical drivers of health (NMDOH) that shape health outcomes across the state. This shift reflects growing recognition that factors like food, housing, and transportation play a … Read More

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Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Launch­es Inves­ti­ga­tions into Com­pa­nies for Ille­gal­ly Mar­ket­ing Tooth­paste Prod­ucts Con­tain­ing Flu­o­ride to Kids

Attorney General Ken Paxton has sent Civil Investigative Demands (“CIDs”) to Colgate-Palmolive Company (“Colgate”) and Proctor & Gamble Manufacturing Co. (“Proctor & Gamble”)—which advertises and sells “Crest” branded fluoride toothpaste—for marketing toothpaste products to parents and children in ways that … Read More

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Medicaid ‘decision time’ has arrived

House Republicans, in a 216-214 vote, have approved the Senate’s fiscal 2025 budget blueprint, paving the way for key portions of President Donald Trump’s domestic policy agenda — including potential sweeping changes to Medicaid. The budget resolution’s passage marks a … Read More

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OIG prepares for statute transition

In accordance with House Bill 4611, provisions of Texas Government Code Chapter 531 related to the Office of Inspector General will be transferred to Texas Government Code Chapter 544. The change was mandated by the legislature as part of an … Read More

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