NADP Pulse – October 2021

Congress has been considering the addition of dental coverage to the Medicare program. There have been several twists and turns along the way, and NADP remains committed to representing our…

NADP Pushes for Health Care Priorities in Next Relief Bill

As Congress takes action to advance legislation responding to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, NADP has partnered with more than 400 organizations, led by Families USA, to advocate for legislation…

Research Report – Jan. 2020

…help advance our advocacy goals, to inform speakers at CONVERGE and to add to the credibility and authority NADP brings to the conversation about dental benefits and access to dental

NADP Spotlight

NADP Spotlight By Board Chair Donna Hunter, United Concordia Dental NADP – your resource and representative NADP continues to deliver timely core services designed to help our members succeed and…

NADP Announces Selection of Eme Augustini as New Executive Director

…Eme currently oversees all federal and state legislative and regulatory affairs for NADP. Eme was instrumental in establishing NADP’s Advocacy in Action day in Washington, D.C. which has raised NADP’s…

Oral & Overall Health – CANCER

…pancreatic cancer. Clinically examined PD only linked to gastric cancer. International Dental Journal 2026   A novel artificial saliva enriched with CaneCPI-5 for irradiated head and neck cancer (HNC) patients:…

Rady Children’s Hospital – San Diego

…medical conditions, through education, advocacy, and improved access to care. Our 2025 National Association of Dental Plans (NADP) goals include: 1) improving access to care to the general public by…

CMS Finalizes Interoperability Rules

…Medicaid, CHIP, and Medicare Advantage dental plans create standardized application programming interfaces (API) for patients to access, encounter, and clinical data as well as a provider directory. Stand-alone dental plans…

NADP Call with CCIIO

…Maximum Out-of-Pocket (MOOP) Inflation Adjustment– The group reviewed a DDPA proposal to index the dental MOOP to changes in the cost of dental services; CCIIO requested NADP’s opinion on the…

Networks Update

…currently working towards regulating network adequacy and has requested stakeholders provide specific metrics in which they can measure access within a carrier’s network to enhance their current requirements. NADP’s Dental