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Medicare Dental Expansion

• AGD Legislative and Government Affairs Council established the

Subcommittee on Medicare at their May 2021 meeting

• Subcommittee developed talking points that were used by AGD members
during Virtual Hill Day meetings in July

• Weekly coalition call with ADA, AAOMS, NADP, Delta Dental, and AHIP to

exchange information on pending Medicare dental expansion issue and
determine opportunities for collaboration

• Direct engagement with House and Senate Committees of jurisdiction to
communicate opposition to the expansion of Medicare to include dental

benefits

• Sent AGD position letter to all members of Congress

• Signed-on to Organized Dentistry Coalition (ODC) letter to Congress
opposing expansion

• Broadcast grassroots action alert to AGD membership to have them

contact their members of Congress on expansion issue

• Submitted official statements for the record during House Committee
meetings to advance Medicare dental expansion proposals

• Ongoing communications with identified moderate members of Congress