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 - 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 House Energy and Commerce Committee Launches Investigation in Insurance Industry Profits House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman, Frank Pallone (D-NJ), announced that he would launch an investigation into health and dental insurance companies’ business practices following reports of higher profit margins, particularly for health insurance companies, during the COVID-19 pandemic. View This Post January 25, 2022 COVID-19 Stimulus Package Talks Continue Negotiations between the White House and leaders of both parties in the House and Senate on the next COVID-19 stimulus package are at a standstill. Negotiators are deeply divided on several issues, such as unemployment assistance, aid to state and local governments, and the overall price tag of the package. View This Post January 25, 2022 NADP 2020 Legislative Wrap Up Every year the NADP Government Relations Workgroup (GRW) compiles a review of relevant state policy activity for the year. The GRW tracks and analyzes legislation and regulations, and advocates on behalf of the industry on key issues. While 2020 has been an unusual year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the GRW continued its regular work while also creating resources related to the pandemic. View This Post January 25, 2022 NADP Honors 11 Individuals with Evelyn Ireland Volunteer Award In celebration of outstanding volunteer achievements, the National Association of Dental Plans (NADP) is honoring 11 individuals with the Evelyn Ireland Volunteer Awards featured during Virtual CONVERGE 2020, Sept. 21-Oct 1. The award recognizes annual volunteer contributions necessary for the association to accomplish its mission to promote and advance the dental benefits industry and improve consumer access to affordable, quality dental care. View This Post January 25, 2022 Richard Jones Named 2020 Don Mayes Leadership Award Recipient Under the strong leadership of Richard Jones, The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, the NADP Government Relations WorkGroup (GRW) has effectively responded to a multitude of state issues such as network leasing, non-covered services, and dental loss ratios, just to name a few. As GRW chair since 2016, Richard has guided the workgroup’s analysis of the issues and steered them toward consensus positions in their responses, all the while advancing the concerns of the dental benefits industry. In addition, his keen insight and information have assisted the Commission on Advocacy Policy in strategy development. View This Post Pages: 123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133134135136137138139140141142
