US House Passes Build Back Better Act

…The bill includes Medicaid expansion gap coverage, extended subsidies for Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace health plans and expanding Medicare coverage to include hearing aids alongside other non-health provisions. Dental

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Lame Duck Watch

As legislators return to Washington D.C., NADP will be watching for any movement on the 21st Century Cures Act, as it may include Equitable Treatment legislation (H.R. 3463/S. 3422). This…

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NADP Joins Letter Urging CHIP Funding Reauthorization

…Sept. 30, 2017, unless Congress approves its extension. Other participating organizations focused on dental include the Children’s Dental Health Project, Delta Dental Plans Association, American Dental Education Association and DentaQuest….

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U.S. House Holds Markups for COVID-19 Relief

…to each Committee’s bill, NADP sent letters of support reflecting the Association’s policy goals for COVID relief. These goals include support for COBRA premium subsidies, an increase to the Federal Medical Assistance…

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Biden switches Department of Justice’s position in California v Texas

…the Supreme Court (SCOTUS) case, California v Texas. It is now the DOJ’s position that the individual mandate is constitutional even though Congress reduced the monetary penalty for not having health insurance to…

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SmileDirectClub Partners With MetLife

SmileDirectClub Partners With MetLife Nov 30, 2020   Telehealth Pioneer and Leading Dental Insurer Team Up to Expand Consumer Access to Safe, Convenient and Affordable Premium Teeth Straightening NASHVILLE, Tenn.,…

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New Look for LOTS 2.0 Dashboard

…an NADP member benefit provided by Statescape. To access LOTS, log in to nadp.org then click here, then click the “ACCESS LOTS” button. Contact StateScape if you have any questions….

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NADP Submits Comments to CMS on Georgia Exchange Waiver

…in 2020, NADP recommended CMS reject the Georgia Access Model portion of the Section 1332 waiver which, as proposed, would reduce access to and enrollment in Exchange qualified health and…

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Talking Strategy – Notes from CAP and the Future of Dental Care Access Task Force

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Georgia Waiver to End Exchange Approved

…iteration of Georgia’s 1332 waiver; the previous two proposals were rejected earlier this year over concerns for lost health coverage. In September, NADP commented in opposition to the Georgia Access

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