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 Biden Nominates California AG Becerra as HHS Secretary, Brooks-Lasure for CMS The Senate Finance and Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) committees held confirmation hearings for California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, President Biden’s nominee to be Secretary of Health and Human Services on Feb. 23 and 24. During the Finance Committee Hearing, Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) raised the issue of the importance of oral health. Political analysts believe that Becerra’s nomination will be confirmed by the Senate. View This Post January 25, 2022 Research Report – FEB. 2021 NADP published the 2020 Plan Design Report this week, and it is posted on the Knowledge Center. This report includes data on the percentage of dental-plan enrollees with specific benefit features like Max Rollovers, TMJ and Implant coverage, Orthodontia coverage, coverage of cosmetic procedures and Preventive and Diagnostic plans, and credits. The report is available to dental plan members as part of membership and available at a member price for non-voting members. View This Post January 25, 2022 NADP Sending Plan Directory Updates in March March is the month for annual updates to the NADP database and membership directories. View This Post January 25, 2022 HHS Appointments Announced President Biden also announced this week his nominations for Deputy Secretary of HHS and Assistant Secretary for Health. Acting secretaries have also been appointed to manage the department while Biden’s appointees are confirmed. (Senate confirmed positions in bold) View This Post January 25, 2022 President Biden Signs Executive Orders and Regulatory Freeze On Jan. 20, Joe Biden was officially sworn in as the 46th president and after his speech took immediate executive actions. Included in the list was a regulatory freeze; President Biden signed an executive order halting the finalization of any currently proposed rules from federal agencies, including from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The freeze will allow Biden’s team to evaluate each proposed rule and make changes or remove them from the Federal Register and add 60 additional days of review for rules that were finalized but are not yet implemented. View This Post Pages: 123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133134135136137138139140141142143144145146147148149150151152153154155156157