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As the representative and recognized voice of the dental benefits industry, NADP advanced your positions among key stakeholders and the media throughout 2021.
As part of the ongoing negotiations on the Build Back Better package, congressional Democrats are debating varying proposals for adding a dental benefit to Medicare. In September, a comprehensive dental benefit passed both the Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means Committees, which would begin in 2028.
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On Sept. 20, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Updating Payment Parameters, Section 1332 Waiver Implementing Regulations, and Improving Health Insurance Markets for 2022 and Beyond” (CMS-9906-F)
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The State All Payer Claims Databases (APCD) Advisory Committee Report has been released by the State All Payer Claims Databases Advisory Committee (SAPCDAC). The SAPCDAC was formed by the “No Surprises Act” (from 2020 U.S. HR 133) and charged with advising the Secretary of Labor regarding the standardized reporting format for the voluntary reporting by group health plans to APCDs.
On Dec. 21, the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) published the new Surgeon General’s Report on oral health. The Table of Contents is on page 33 with information about the six sections and refers to dental benefits as dental insurance throughout the report. (More than 2000 mentions).
NADP delegates elected the following three members to serve three-year terms on the Board of Directors
NADP continues to serve as the voice of the dental benefits industry to key stakeholders and the media
The majority of states have adjourned their legislative sessions for the year and NADP has prepared a summary on key bills from 2021. The Government Relations Workgroup (GRW) met twice monthly during the first five months of the year to analyze nearly 180 bills, the most significant of which are mapped and described below. Not included in this wrap up are bills pending in Massachusetts’ year-round legislature, which pertain to issues such as loss ratio reporting and assignment of benefits.