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Vol. 3, No. 11, September 12, 2023

Learn More About Student Loan Repayment Options in ED’s Free Webinar
 
Do you have questions about student loan repayment options available to you? Are you interested in learning more about the new Savings on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan?
 
Join the Department of Education (ED) from 7:00 – 8:00 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 14, for ED’s free webinar “Repayment 101: Get Help With Your Federal Student Loans”. This webinar will help borrowers understand their options for managing their federal student loans. You will learn about:
 • Repayment timelines,
 • Repayment plan options, including the new Savings on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan and information on how to apply,
 • How to establish your monthly payment with the Loan Simulator and
 • Key features of your Student Aid.gov account dashboard.

Register [ [link removed] ] for ED’s free webinar. Please note, if you are unable to attend at the scheduled time, the webinar will be recorded and provided for all registrants to view at their convenience.

Congress Returns From Recess
 
The U.S. Senate returned to work right after Labor Day and spent last week confirming various presidential appointees that had been awaiting a vote. This week the Senate plans to take up three appropriations bills: Military Construction-VA; Agriculture; and Transportation-Housing and Urban Development. It is expected that these bills will move relatively quickly because they are devoid of culture war issues.
 
The U.S. House of Representatives returns this week and also plans to take up appropriations measures on Defense and State-Foreign Operations. However, there are indications that there may not be enough support in the Republican caucus to pass these bills, so the schedule remains in limbo.

Student Loan Repayments Restart
 
As of Sept. 1, the pause on student loan repayment, which had been in place since March 13, 2020, ended. This means that repayment requirements and interest accrual have resumed.
 
In a related development the Department of Education recently announced the revision to the Obama-era income-driven repayment (IDR) plan, Revised Pay-As-You-Earn (REPAYE). The new plan is Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) plan. Under the new SAVE plan, a single borrower earning less than $15 an hour would be exempt from making student loan payments and those earning above that amount would save at least $1,000 on their IDR payments. There are additional benefits according to ED, and we will report further on the details in the near future. Graduate students that have undergraduate and graduate school debt will be eligible to pay a weighted average of between 5% and 10% of their income based on the original principal balances of their loans.
 
U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx, Ed.D., (R-N.C.), the Chair of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, and U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee have introduced a Congressional resolution of disapproval in their respective Houses to halt the Biden administration’s implementation of the changes. Such legislation would have to pass both Houses and be signed by the President, which is unlikely.

North Carolina Delays Medicaid Expansion, Michigan Changes Immigration Status Requirement for Some Medicaid Recipients
 
Although officials in North Carolina [ [link removed] ] recently announced the state’s Medicaid expansion would be launching on Oct. 1, Gov. Roy Cooper’s (D) administration has now announced the launch date will be pushed back. The Oct. 1 date was dependent upon the state legislature enacting a budget by Sept. 1. Disagreements [ [link removed] ] over tax cuts and raises for public employees have delayed passage of the state’s budget, but leadership in the legislature has indicated a deal should be in place soon [ [link removed] ] . A new launch date will not be announced until the budget has been passed.
 
Officials in Michigan [ [link removed] ] recently announced the state will end a policy that requires children and pregnant people with permanent residence immigration status to live in the United States for five years before they are eligible for Medicaid coverage. The state’s recently enacted budget included over $26 million to implement the change, which is expected to provide coverage to nearly 3,000 children. Thirty-three other states have also waived the five-year waiting period.

California Bill Would Allow All Dental Students Who Have Begun Clinical Training to Practice at Free Health Care Events
 
The California State Legislature will soon send a bill [ [link removed] ] to Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) that will allow any dental student who has begun clinical training to practice dentistry at free health care events. Current law only allows dental students in their final year to provide care at these events. The bill also adds a clarification that for any clinical procedures, the designated supervising faculty is responsible for assessing the patient treated by a student and determining if the assigned student has the skill level necessary to provide that patient care. The bill passed both chambers of the legislature with unanimous support.

Delaware to Require Schools to Provide Oral Health Screening for Kindergarteners
 
Delaware Gov. John Carney (D) signed legislation that will require all school districts and charter schools in the state to provide an oral health screening to each student enrolled in kindergarten. The state’s Division of Public Health (DPH) offers no-cost, school-based oral screenings through the Delaware Smile Check Program [ [link removed] ] . Under the bill, DPH will be required to notify parents or guardians of results and provide referrals when necessary.

ADEA Advocacy in Action
This appears weekly in the ADEA Advocate to summarize and provide direct links to recent advocacy actions taken by ADEA. Please let us know what you think and how we might improve its usefulness.
 
Issues and Resources
 • ADEA report [ [link removed] ] on teledentistry
 • ADEA report [ [link removed] ] on the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on U.S. Dental Schools
 • ADEA policy brief [ [link removed] ] regarding overprescription of antibiotics
 • For a full list of ADEA memos, briefs and letters click here [ [link removed] ] .

Key Federal Issues [ [link removed] ]

ADEA U.S. Interactive Legislative and Regulatory Tracking Map [ [link removed] ]

Key State Issues [ [link removed] ]

The ADEA Advocate [ [link removed] ] is published weekly. Its purpose is to keep ADEA members abreast of federal and state issues and events of interest to the academic dentistry and the dental and research communities.
 
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ADEA Director of State Relations and Advocacy
 
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