Dental Impressions Blog

What You Need to Know About MA Dental Benefits

June 25, 2025

What You Need to Know About MA Dental Benefits By Mike Adelberg, NADP Executive Director In the last half-year, a handful of publications have cast a critical eye on Medicare…

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Bridging the Gap: Survey Reveals Top Pain Points in Dental Office–Insurance Interactions

May 30, 2025

Bridging the Gap: Survey Reveals Top Pain Points in Dental Office – Insurance Interactions This month, guest blogger and NADP Director of Research, Jerry Berggren, shares key insights on the…

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New Study Estimates that 31 million Older Americans Lack Dental Coverage

April 29, 2025

New Study Estimates that 31 million Older Americans Lack Dental Coverage By Mike Adelberg, NADP Executive Director Four months ago, I blogged about the re-established NADP Foundation and three projects…

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Small Employers Discuss the Impact of Massachusetts MLR Law

March 31, 2025

Small Employers Discuss the Impact of Massachusetts MLR Law This month, guest blogger and NADP Director of Research, Jerry Berggren, shares key insights on MLR in Massachusetts. In 2022, Massachusetts…

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The Jenga Tower Falls: The Financing of an Embedded Dental Benefit

February 4, 2025

The Jenga Tower Falls: The Financing of an Embedded Dental Benefit By Mike Adelberg, NADP Executive Director In the last eighteen months, I have blogged twice about CMS’s new regulation…

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NADP Foundation Issues Its First Grants

January 24, 2025

NADP Foundation Issues Its First Grants By Mike Adelberg, NADP Executive Director Two and a half years ago, while interviewing for the NADP Executive Director position, I spoke with enthusiasm…

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Slightly Fewer Americans have Dental Insurance than a Year Ago, but More Seniors Are Covered: Insights from NADP’s Dental Benefits Enrollment Report

December 17, 2024

Slightly Fewer Americans Have Dental Insurance than a Year Ago, but More Seniors Are Covered: Insights from NADP’s Dental Benefits Enrollment Report By Mike Adelberg, NADP Executive Director Earlier this…

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A Hard Needle to Thread—Adding an Adult Dental Essential Health Benefit

November 21, 2024

A Hard Needle to Thread—Adding an Adult Dental Essential Health Benefit By Mike Adelberg, NADP Executive Director November 21, 2024 A year ago, when the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid…

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New Survey Highlights Opportunities and Barriers to Value-Based Dental Care

October 30, 2024

New Survey Highlights Opportunities and Barriers to Value-Based Dental Care By Mike Adelberg, NADP Executive Director October 30, 2024 In one of my first Dental Impressions blogs, I discussed the…

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Another Record-Setting CONVERGE – Here are a Few Highlights

September 30, 2024

Another Record-Setting CONVERGE – Here are a Few Highlights By Mike Adelberg, NADP Executive Director September 30, 2024 NADP’s annual conference, CONVERGE, occurred from September 23-26 in Minneapolis. For the…

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