The ¸£Àû¼§ÊÓƵis dedicated to making improvements to Medicaid, a critical safety net program that is the largest source of funding for medical and other health-related services for low-income people in the United States. Learn how the ¸£Àû¼§ÊÓƵhas been fighting for patients to improve access to care.
Below is a list of recent and past federal agency outreach on Medicaid:
- January 4, 2024 — ¸£Àû¼§ÊÓƵcomments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services/Department of Health and Human Services 2025 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters rule. (PDF)
- July 3, 2023 — Organized Dentistry Coalition (ODC) comments on the Medicaid fee for service rule. (PDF)
- July 3, 2023 — Organized Dentistry Coalition (ODC) comments on the Medicaid managed care rule. (PDF)
- June 29, 2023 — ¸£Àû¼§ÊÓƵcomments on the Medicaid fee for service rule. (PDF)
- June 29, 2023 — ¸£Àû¼§ÊÓƵcomments on the Medicaid managed care rule. (PDF)
- February 22, 2023 &³¾»å²¹²õ³ó; Letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) chief dental officer regarding CMS exercising its oversight abilities as they pertain to Medicaid managed care organizations (MCOs) reporting of medical loss ratios (MLR). (PDF)
- January 31, 2023 — Joint comments with AAPD to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) response to a request for information on essential health benefits (EHBs). (PDF)
- January 30, 2023 — Coalition Letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Affordable Care Act (ACA) Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2024. (PDF)
- November 4, 2022 — Comments in response to the proposed CMS rule on streamlining Medicaid and CHIP eligibility, enrollment, and renewal. (PDF)
- November 3, 2022 — Response to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Request for Information on Promoting Efficiency and Equity Within CMS Programs, Including Medicaid. (PDF)
- September 26, 2022 — Letter from the ¸£Àû¼§ÊÓƵand the Dental Quality Alliance (DQA) to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) supporting mandatory Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) core set reporting. (PDF)
- September 13, 2022 — Coalition comments urging CMS to consider including a single CDT code on the ambulatory surgical center list to be used to report covered dental procedures in ambulatory surgical center settings. (PDF)
- June 30, 2022 — Coalition letter ADA, AAPD, and AAOMS sent to the Directors of the Medicare and Medicaid Centers at CMS. (PDF) The letter follows up on past meetings with other officials at CMS and asks the heads of these centers for a meeting to address the dental community’s significant concerns regarding pediatric and adult patient access to dental rehabilitation surgery in hospital outpatient and ambulatory surgical center locations.
- April 6, 2022 — ¸£Àû¼§ÊÓƵ (ADA) response to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Medicaid Request for Information (RFI) 2022. (PDF)
- April 1, 2022 — Coalition letter asking the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to protect coverage for beneficiaries should lawmakers and the administration seek to unwind enhanced Medicaid protections related to the COVID-19 public health emergency. (PDF)
- November 17, 2020 — Coalition Letter following up on meeting that ¸£Àû¼§ÊÓƵand AAPD held with Ms. Carol Blackford of CMS. (PDF)
- April 17, 2020 — Letter to Secretary Azar of HHS and Administrator Verma of CMS requesting Medicaid relief funds for Dentists. (PDF)
- March 5, 2020 — Letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar thanking him for announcing the appointment of a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Chief Dental Officer, and asking for more information. (PDF)