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MonthlyByte     December 2015   Serving as your authoritative industry resource, NADP Research delivered its standard reports and provided significant support to other NADP activities. The standard reports issued…

NADP signed onto a coalition letter led by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), in the support of the reauthorization of funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

NADP’s Commission on Advocacy Policy rated network adequacy as one of the top two priorities for this year (tied with dental loss ratio). As such, the Government Relations Workgroup now has a specific Dental Networks Subgroup, which is reviewing current proposed legislation and working with state agencies as they start to implement network regulations.

As the voice of the dental benefits industry, NADP provided knowledge and insight to key stakeholders and the media this month.

To provide members meaningful information they can use now, and in the future, the NADP Research Commission recently added new features to their lineup while continuing with the important surveys upon which our members depend.

The Government Relations Workgroup (GRW) continues its work of tracking and analyzing state legislative and regulatory activities pertaining to the dental benefits industry.

Earlier today, Oct. 30, the NADP Board of Directors elected the following officers to serve on the 2020-2021 Executive Committee:

While 2020 has been an atypical year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, NADP continued its regular work of analyzing and advocating on key topics relevant to the dental benefits industry in the states, such as legislation related to network leasing, non-covered services, and taxation of insurance.

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.

On May 25, by a vote of 55-44, the Senate confirmed Chiquita Brooks-LaSure to be administrator of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). She previously served as a…