American Dental Association examined Supreme Court ruling.
The Association is evaluating the June 28 U.S. Supreme Court Affordable Care Act decision with respect to ADA policy, the court having sanctioned essential provisions of the law including the health insurance mandate and most of the Medicaid provisions.
Association policy on the ACA as it neared passage and enactment, as expressed March 18, 2010 in a letter to then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, spoke of “our disappointment” and said, “The ADA cannot support this legislation, because it would not include provisions to improve access to dental care for millions of Americans by properly funding Medicaid dental services.”