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Louisiana SB 112 was signed into law June 16. The bill initially required plans to grant providers, including dentists, prior authorization exemptions if they obtained prior authorization of claims for…
On June 15, the Massachusetts Court of Justice upheld the Attorney General’s certification of ballot initiative 21-13, “Initiative Petition for a Law to Implement Medical Loss Ratios for Dental Benefit Plans,” which would establish an 83% loss ratio requirement for dental plans in Massachusetts. The state Legislature will now confirm the ballot initiative and present it to the state’s voters during the Nov. general election.
On June 28, the House Energy and Commerce Committee held an oversight hearing on Medicare Advantage plans with federal officials. The hearings focused on medical plan use of prior authorizations in the program, spurred by a Health and Human Services Inspector General report released in April.
As an exclusive member benefit, NADP annually publishes a red-line version of new CDT Codes to indicate revisions for the coming year. The “Change Document” is distributed to member plans…
The complete PDF version of the 2022 NADP Membership Directory is now available in the Knowledge Center. This publication contains company and contact information and is free to all NADP…
NADP continues to serve as the voice of the dental benefits industry to stakeholders and the media. Meetings X12 Dental Informatics Manager Brian Flynn represented the unique views of dental…
Through this announcement, the Dental Quality Alliance is issuing a call for nominations for the following: DQA Clinician Level Measure Development Ad-Hoc Workgroup: This workgroup is tasked with exploring the…
Your participation in the NADP research program adds value to your membership and the published reports. NADP is currently collecting data on the following: NADP Enrollment Survey: The NADP Enrollment…
By Board Chair Jeremy Hedrick, Careington International Serving our Members on Multiple Fronts NADP is entering the summer months in high gear. Following are some highlights from key programs and…
By Dr. Charles D. Stewart, Aetna Welcome to this edition of Terminology Talk, which outlines the CDT process completed for the 2023 version at the meeting of the Code Maintenance…