Allow the Independent Purchase of Qualified Dental Plans on Healthcare.gov

Dental Plans in the ACA marketplaces. Despite participation from a stable set of reputable plans, dental plan enrollment is only a little more than three million. The Kaiser Family Foundation…

Member Interest Groups (MIGS)

…annual report is due to the NADP Director of Membership on the same schedule as NADP volunteer groups.Failure to submit the report could result in the disbandment of the MIG….

NADP On The Move

…and Medicaid Services (CMS) regulation of supplemental benefit utilization; the pressure on “second tier” dental benefits; the application of flex-cards to dental benefits; and new Medicare Advantage reporting requirements for…

Adult Dental EHB – A Good Idea, but Watch the Jenga Tower

…supports providing the richest dental benefits possible, but a rich benchmark plan will negatively impact affordability. Millions of Americans and small businesses select dental plans with less generous benefits because…

Chair’s Corner – Dec 2016

…and improve our ability to succeed in the dental benefits market through the annual statistical reports on enrollment, networks, premiums and an array of operational metrics. NADP also provided valuable…

About Dental Plans & Care

Featured content Why Dental? The value of dental benefits and maintaining oral health. Learn More Understanding Dental Benefits Who has dental benefits today? What are the different dental benefit products…

STI 2015 Highlights

Dental Service Organizations (DSOs), finishing and publishing the update to the NADP Dental Plan Accreditation Standard (DPAS) and expanding the current Dental Provider Credentialing pilot from phase I to phase…

Oral & Overall Health – DIABETES

Diabetes Potassium in dental calculus as an indicator of diabetes These findings suggest that potassium concentration in dental calculus could serve as a potential biomarker for diabetes. They also highlight…

Oral & Overall Health – PREGNANCY

…of dental visits during pregnancy highlights the need for better integration of dental care into prenatal care. International Dental Journal 2024   Oral Health of 7- to 9-Year-Old Children Born…

NADP 2020 Legislative Wrap Up

MonthlyByte     August / September 2020 Edition   NADP 2020 Legislative Wrap Up Every year the NADP Government Relations Workgroup (GRW) compiles a review of relevant state policy activity…