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 Obtains Clarification on Small Business Funding for Dental Benefits On April 14 the Small Business Administration (SBA) released a supplemental final rule providing significant clarification on how small businesses determine their maximum loan eligibility and the threshold under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) – a program that provides small businesses with loans of up to $10 million to cover costs during the COVID-19 pandemic and economic downturn. Through the new clarifications, NADP has determined that dental benefits premiums paid by employers would be considered part of “payroll costs” in the PPP and therefore count towards the 75% threshold for loan forgiveness. View This Post January 25, 2022 CARES Act Provider Relief Fund Includes Dentists On Friday, April 23 President Trump signed H.R.266 the “Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act” into law, extending stimulus programs from the CARES Act. The law adds an additional $484 billion to the initial $2.2 trillion CARES package, with most new funds going to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and the Health and Human Services (HHS) Provider Relief Fund. View This Post January 25, 2022 NADP Asks Congress to Provide Support for COBRA Premiums, Implement a Special Enrollment Period NADP is working with Congress to ensure that future COVID-19 legislation helps consumers maintain the dental coverage they need. On April 21, NADP sent a letter to House and Senate leadership calling for Congress to ensure that any forthcoming COVID-19 legislation includes federal subsidies so that individuals who lose their job as a result of the pandemic can keep their employer-sponsored dental coverage. In addition to these COBRA subsidies, NADP also asked Congress to direct the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to implement a limited Special Enrollment Period (SEP) in the Federally Facilitated Exchanges. The SEP would allow those who do not currently have insurance to enroll in medical and dental plans. View This Post January 25, 2022 NADP Continues to Track Federal Actions Related to COVID-19 Outbreak NADP Government Relations staff are monitoring, analyzing, and providing frequent updates on federal actions related to the outbreak, using NADP’s COVID-19 Open Forum. View This Post January 25, 2022 State Updates The Government Relations Workgroup (GRW) continues to monitor state activity in response to the COVID-19 pandemic as well as watching for the resumption of regular legislative activity in the states. Many state legislatures have either adjourned early for the year or temporarily suspended their activities because of the pandemic, but some plan to reconvene in the next few weeks; View This Post Pages: 123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133134135136137138139140141142143144145146147148149150151152153154155
