NADP Spotlight

NADP Spotlight By Board Chair Donna Hunter, United Concordia Dental Get Ready to Connect, Learn, and Lead at CONVERGE 2024! As we gear up for this year’s CONVERGE, I’m excited…

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Tips to Keep Your Mouth Healthy During Breast Cancer Treatment

…body, especially those that regenerate themselves daily,” said Anthony Warren, DDS, dental director, United Concordia Dental. “In the mouth, this can lead to sore and inflamed tissue, bleeding gums, dry…

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Terminology Talk

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Three New 2024 Code Sets Available from ADA

…said Dr. Gardner. “These content files span to all dental specialties to provide a consistent and connected view of dental codes. ADA Coding content is the one authorized source of…

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Bills Addressing Dental Benefits in Medicare Introduced in Congress

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…

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Exchanges Consider Decision Support Tools

…health insurance plans sold through the MNsure website. As for dental, Exchanges have not yet indicated how dental plan options could be included within these tools; however, in a meeting…

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State Regulatory Issues & Network Adequacy Updates

The Government Relations Workgroup (GRW) and its subgroup on Network Adequacy monitor legislative and regulatory proposals impacting the dental benefits industry. The following are several recent updates from the groups’…

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2023 State Fact Sheets Are Here

…Fact Sheets also include national data about the population covered by dental benefits, utilization of benefits and definitions of dental plan types. State Fact Sheets are included in NADP membership…

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ACA Special Enrollment Period Extended

On March 24, the Biden Administration extended the ongoing Affordable Care Act (ACA) special enrollment period (SEP) by three months on the federal exchanges. The SEP is now set to…

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President Biden Signs Executive Order on ACA and Medicaid

…both Congress and HHS for a special open enrollment period to allow individuals effected by the COVID-19 pandemic to purchase medical and dental coverage on the federal exchanges. Furthermore, NADP

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