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Most NADP Surveys are still open for participation and additional responses will only make our industry reports better. If your company has not yet submitted a response to any of the open surveys, please do so as soon as possible. For a list of all the NADP surveys still open, please visit the NADP Surveys Page. If the survey is not listed as closed, we can still accept responses.

In a recent 7-2 ruling, the Supreme Court held in California v. Texas that the plaintiffs seeking to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) did not have standing and dismissed the case. The court held that Texas and the businesses it interceded on behalf of in front of the court did not prove they would suffer injury from the law, leaving the ACA unchanged from its current form. See the full decision here.

The Office of the Surgeon General had been developing a Report on Oral Health, which will instead be released by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR). The expected time of release is this fall.

Marking an important shift in Senate Democratic interest in adding a dental benefit to the Medicare program, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) tweeted that he is “working with @Sen. Sanders to push to include dental, vision and hearing coverage in the American Jobs and Families Plans.”

The Government Relations WorkGroup has been diligently monitoring state issues, including the following Connecticut bills.

The following Louisiana bills have been on the Government Relations WorkGroup’s radar.

Cultivating leaders is a top priority for NADP. That’s why the Nominations Committee wants all plan members to know there is a petition process where they can self-nominate or submit nominations for Board candidates. The Nominations Committee is currently developing an initial slate of Board nominees and invites you to participate via the petition process.

Looking for content for your provider communications? Check out the new provider e-newsletter, Dental Tips for Providers, developed by the NADP Communications WorkGroup.

NADP has been tracking several pieces of legislation that create All-Payer Claims Databases (APCD) or add dental claims to existing APCDs. Texas HB 1907/SB 1135 was introduced this Spring, and Delaware…

The NADP Communications WorkGroup is working proactively to promote messaging about how the dental benefits industry helped providers, employers and consumers manage the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Social Responsibility Survey is designed to identify the types and amounts of financial assistance NADP dental plan members provided to providers, employers, consumers and the communities in which they live and work. NADP will use this information in our communication with the press and in our advocacy efforts to support the dental benefits industry and NADP members. Last week, the WorkGroup distributed the survey instrument to communications contacts and/or delegates from each member plan. June 21 is the deadline to respond to the survey.