AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEONS

-Support for the Improving Dental Administration Act (HR 7931), which would apply state dental insurance laws to ERISA dental plans operating in that state. -Support for the Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act (S 1677/HR 3277), which would require health insurers to cover treatment, including dental, for patients with congenital craniofacial anomalies. -Support for the No Surprises Act Enforcement Act (HR 4710), which would increase penalties for health plans and issuers that violate the laws balance billing requirements and establish consequences for failing to make required payments following an IDR determination in a timely manner. -Comments in response to the introduction of the Patients Deserve Price Tags Act (S 2355), which would increase healthcare price transparency requirements among hospitals, insurers and certain healthcare providers.

Support for the Resident Education Deferred (REDI) Act (HR 2028/S 942), which would allow physicians and dentists to defer their student loans interest free during residency.

-Support for the Patients First Act (HR 9693), which would provide long term reform to the Medicare physician payment system. -Support for H.R. 8500, the Timely Access to Coverage Decisions Act of 2026, which would help to ensure that patients have access to medically necessary items and services by making the Medicare local coverage determination (LCD) process more predictable and meaningful. -Support for the Ensuring Kids Have Access to Medically Necessary Dental Care Act (S 5088/HR 9833), which would strengthen dental coverage under the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP) by prohibiting lifetime and annual dollar limits on dental benefits and requiring dental-only wraparound coverage for certain children.

-Urging appropriators to adequately fund programs created by the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act in fiscal year (FY) 2027.