Changing the Paper Claim: A Call for a Balanced Response

…to the paper claims form—particularly when it puts paper claims on a diverging track from electronic claims—must be taken seriously. Recently, the American Dental Association’s Dental Content Committee (DeCC) proposed…

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Advocacy Regulatory Updates

…regulation requires carriers that do not embed pediatric dental benefits for small employer plans to obtain reasonable assurance that the small employer has purchased a qualified standalone dental benefit plan….

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New Partnership Between VSP Vision Care and United Concordia Dental Creates Dental-Vision Bundle Offering for Employers

New Partnership Between VSP Vision Care and United Concordia Dental Creates Dental-Vision Bundle Offering for Employers Sep 27, 2022 CAMP HILL, Pa. (Sept. 27, 2022) — A new partnership with…

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CMS Releases Final Rule on Medicaid Managed Care

…MLR calculation. In comments on the proposed rule, NADP asked CMS to revisit the inclusion of dental benefits in MLR reporting requirements, citing industry standards, cost to plans of reporting,…

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Keri Shepherd Joins NADP as Federal Affairs Analyst

Keri Shepherd Joins NADP as Federal Affairs Analyst Please welcome Keri Shepherd, JD, MBA, CEBS, to the NADP staff. Keri joins NADP as the federal affairs analyst. Keri is an…

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NAIC Update

…of the model to exempt HIPAA excepted benefits. Montana’s legal counsel as well as a consumer advocate did not agree; NADP reiterated the multiple ‘rabbit holes’ that will emerge trying…

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Terminology Talk

The recent Dental Quality Alliance meetings held on Nov. 16 and 17 contained a considerable amount of information that may be of significant use to members….

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Research Report – November 2021

2021 Dental Benefits Reports Update NADP continues to provide insightful research reports to help our members succeed. Following is a brief update on recently published and upcoming reports. NADP recently…

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Seltenheim

Gabryl Award Winners 2008 Jon Seltenheim United Concordia Companies, Inc. Volunteer Service NADP Board NADP Board Chair NADP Foundation Chair Communications Committee Annual Conference Task Force Provider Practice Capacity Initiative…

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NADP Represents Industry at Mach 2025 CMC Meeting

NADP Represents Industry at Mach 2025 CMC Meeting NADP Codes Subworkgroup (SWG) co-chairs Drs. Katie Deffke (United Concordia Dental) and Cherag Sarkari (LIBERTY Dental) and NADP Deputy Executive Director Timothy…

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