Newsroom NADP News Stay informed about the dental benefits industry and the association with the NADP Newsroom. Latest Updates Filter Collapse SubmitCategoryAllAdvocacy - Advocacy in Action - Federal - Accessibility - Adult Dental EHB - Billing Issues - Claims Processing - Loss Ratio - Medicaid - Medicare - NCOIL - State - Loss Ratio - Provider NetworksBytesCareersConsortiumDental Benefits - Consumer Resources - Find a dental plan - Industry Issues - Legislative - Industry Jobs - Oral Health - Studies - Research - Shared Research - State Fact Sheets - Statistical Reports - Surveys - TrendsDental Impressions BlogEvents - Advocacy in Action - CONVERGE - Leadership Conference - WebinarsFoundationIndustry News - Press ReleasesJobsNADP SpotlightNADP Updates - Awards - Board of Directors - Elections - CDT Licensing Program - Industry Representation - Membership - NADP on the Move - NADP Staff - President's Message - Terminology, Standards & Transactions - Clinical Quality Measures - Codes - Diagnostic Terminology - EDI Transactions - Operations - VolunteeringVolunteer VoicesReset Filters January 25, 2022 SUNSET Administrative Review Rule Finalized On Jan. 8, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finalized the rule “Securing Updated and Necessary Statutory Evaluations Timely” (SUNSET), which sets a 10-year review deadline for regulations created by HHS and its agencies. The rule would also require any regulation older than 10 years be reviewed within 5 years of the enactment of the final rule, an extension from the original proposed deadline of 2 years. View This Post January 25, 2022 CMS Finalizes Part of 2022 Exchange NBPP On Jan. 14, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2022; Updates to State Innovation Waiver (Section 1332 Waiver) Implementing Regulations” (CMS-9914-F). View This Post January 25, 2022 McCarran-Ferguson Repeal Signed into Law The Justice Department (DOJ) announced that the Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2020 was signed into law on Jan. 13. View This Post January 25, 2022 President Trump Signs COVID Relief and Omnibus Spending Package into Law On Dec. 27, President Trump signed the “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021”, a COVID Relief and Omnibus Spending Bill, which also includes surprise billing legislation and health extenders. The relief package passed in the House and Senate on Dec. 21 and included several provisions on which NADP has advocated View This Post January 25, 2022 Repeal of McCarran-Ferguson Exemption for Health and Dental Insurance Passed by Senate On Dec. 22, the U.S. Senate passed H.R. 1418 / S. 350 (the Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act) by unanimous consent. NADP, others in the insurance industry, and state regulators at NCOIL and National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) have fought strongly against the measure for more than 10 years and, as the relief bill began to take shape, industry advocates were very active in communicating to Congress that repealing the McCarran Ferguson Act’s antitrust exemption for insurers would ignore already existing State antitrust protections, reduce competition, and increase costs for consumers. View This Post Pages: 123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133134135136137138139140141142143144145