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 - Billing Issues - Claims Processing - Loss Ratio - Medicaid - Medicare - State - Loss Ratio - Provider NetworksBytesDental Benefits - Consumer Resources - Find a dental plan - Industry Issues - Legislative - Oral Health - Studies - Research - Shared Research - State Fact Sheets - Statistical Reports - SurveysDental Impressions BlogEvents - Advocacy in ActionIndustry News - Press ReleasesNADP 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 - Operations - VolunteeringVolunteer VoicesReset Filters January 25, 2022 Rhode Island Dental Insurance Bill Would Negatively Impact Consumers NADP, along with its industry partners, expressed strong opposition to Rhode Island’s S. 709, “An Act Related to Dental Insurance”, stating that the bill’s heavy handedness will result in higher premiums, less oral health access, and confusion. View This Post January 25, 2022 NADP, Dental Benefits Providers Rally Against Maine DLR Legislation Maine LD 1266, introduced on March 25, would establish a minimum medical loss ratio of 80% for all dental plans and require rebates to be provided in any year in which a dental plan’s medical loss ratio is less than the minimum. The bill’s sponsor, Sen. Heather Sanborn, is the chair of the Health Coverage Insurance and Financial Services Committee (HCIFS), a joint committee of the Maine House and Senate. View This Post January 25, 2022 NADP Shares News of USPSTF Oral Health Research The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), an independent panel of experts that advises the federal government on the efficacy of preventive medical treatments, has released a draft research plan on oral health coverage for children and adults. View This Post January 25, 2022 NADP Updates Members on DoL COBRA Model Notices and FAQs Earlier this month, the Department of Labor (DoL) released model notices for plans and FAQs on the implementation of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) subsidies authorized in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP). Please see below for a summary of the guidance, and links to the model notices. NADP is also expecting the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to release guidance on the implementation of the COBRA subsidies soon. View This Post January 25, 2022 2021 Marketplace Open Enrollment Reveals Increase in SADP Selections The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently reported approximately 12 million consumers selected or were automatically re-enrolled in Marketplace plans during the 2021 Open Enrollment Period, an increase of about 600,000 plan selections from the same time last year. View This Post Pages: 123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115
