Search Results: NADP Push for Greater Access to Dental Benefits Gaining Traction in Congress

NADP has been tracking several pieces of legislation that create All-Payer Claims Databases (APCD) or add dental claims to existing APCDs. Texas HB 1907/SB 1135 was introduced this Spring, and Delaware…

…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…

…Funded Programs Workgroup. Last year he worked closely with NADP members to coordinate the dental benefits industry response to congressional proposals on dental in Medicare, as well as engaging on…

…#1. This month, we will focus on HLI #2: Understand and influence the growing role and objectives of the federal government in dental benefits. Operational Plans: Deepen relationships with key…

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…

…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….

…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…

On Jan. 28, Sen. Cardin (D-MD) and Rep. Barragan (D-CA-44) introduced S.97/H.R.502, the Medicare Dental Benefit Act. This bill provides for Medicare coverage of dental and oral health services, including…

…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…