Update: MDA House Resolutions, Legislative Efforts by HALIE PAYNE I
n June 2025, the MDA House of Delegates convened to discuss resolutions and poli- cies of the association. Two of the resolu- tions that passed (2025H-9 and 2025H-10) pertained to legislative matters, and I wanted to provide an update on those.
2025H-9 RESOLVED, that the Legisla- tive and Regulatory Committee and the MDA work with other states and healthcare organizations to monitor laws concerning the impact of private equity on healthcare and encour- age the Attorney General to monitor such transactions and intercede when needed to protect the public.
Private Equity in healthcare has become a hot topic across the country, and we are starting to see those same conversations happening in Missouri. There currently is not active private equity legislation in the Missouri Legislature. The MDA lobbying team is having discussions
with other healthcare organizations about their possible concerns and will be monitoring bills filed for the 2026 legislative session.
In October, the ADA House of Delegates will convene. Resolution 502: Transparency in Dental Practice Ownership and Corporate Investment was submitted with a board sub- stitution made, 502B. This resolution would encourage all state associations to advocate for laws to require state dental boards to re- quire clear and accessible disclosure of dental practice ownership and financial control for the benefit of patients. We will monitor and report on this resolution as appropriate.
2025H-10 RESOLVED, that the MDA direct its Legislative and Regulatory Committee to lobby the Attorney General of Missouri to join the suit with Oklahoma and encourage them to contact other attorneys general around the country to get behind this effort to have the Supreme Court of
the United States act on this abuse of the ERISA statute.
The MDA lobby team inquired with the ADA about the Oklahoma suit. The Supreme Court refused to hear the case from Oklahoma, therefore halting the activity specifically as- sociated with that case. This does mean this resolution is no longer valid on the point of the specific Oklahoma lawsuit, but does not mean all action surrounding ERISA has been halted. The most valuable contribution mem- bers can make to help the fight is to provide the MDA and ADA with documentation that could prove as evidence insurance companies are using ERISA to circumvent state law. Without documentation, legislative action is not as strong.
I encourage any member with insurance or private equity concerns to always reach out to me at halie@
modentalmail.org.
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