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 - Affordable Care Act - Billing Issues - Claims Processing - CMS - COBRA - Compliance - HHS - Laws - Loss Ratio - Medicaid - Medicare - Notices - Premium Subsidies - Regulations - 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 - Circle of Allies - Industry Representation - Membership - Directories - NADP on the Move - NADP Staff - President's Message - Terminology, Standards & Transactions - Clinical Quality Measures - Codes - Diagnostic Terminology - EDI Transactions - Operations - VolunteeringPodcastVolunteer VoicesReset Filters January 25, 2022 NADP Pulse – March 2021 As the first quarter of 2021 ends, NADP has made significant progress on multiple initiatives that bring value to our industry and our members. As Board Chair I have a unique perspective regarding the work of our association and want to share some highlights with you. View This Post January 25, 2022 California Considers Imposing COVID Support Mandates On Insurers Two unprecedented provider relief bills have been introduced in the state of California this legislative session. Senate Bill 242, introduced on Jan. 22, is strongly opposed by the California Association of Dental Plans (CADP). CADP sent a letter to the sponsor stating that the overreaching measure, which mandates dental plans pay providers for a plethora of undefined “business expenses” related to patient treatment and protecting healthcare workers, jeopardizes dental coverage for millions of Californians and ignores the financial assistance carriers have already provided during the COVID-19 pandemic. A hearing on SB 242 is scheduled for March 10. View This Post January 25, 2022 Bills Addressing Dental Benefits in Medicare Introduced in Congress On Jan. 28, Sen. Cardin (D-MD) and Rep. Barragan (D-CA-44) introduced S.97/H.R.502, the Medicare Dental Benefit Act. This bill provides for Medicare coverage of dental and oral health services, including routine diagnostic and preventive services, basic and major dental services, and emergency care; dental prostheses are also covered. View This Post January 25, 2022 NADP Joins Broad Coalition Push for COBRA Subsidies On Feb. 10, NADP joined a coalition of nearly 90 companies and organizations including public-and private-sector employers, nonprofits, chambers of commerce, patient advocacy groups, insurers, hospitals, brokers, church plans, unions, and multinational companies in the letter to congressional leaders asking them to include COBRA funding in the next COVID-19 relief package. View This Post January 25, 2022 U.S. House Holds Markups for COVID-19 Relief On the week of Feb. 16 , the House Education and Labor, Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce committees held mark-ups for their respective sections of “Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2021” (S. Con. Res. 5), the planned $1.9 trillion COVID relief package. The various House Committee bills were later combined into one package. View This Post Pages: 123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133134135136137138139140141142143144145146147148149150151152153154155156157158
