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…

Terminology Talk

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Department of Labor Clarifies Inclusion of Dental Plans in Consolidated Appropriations Act Rules for Brokers

…plans.” The act states that the requirements include “vision and dental” plans, which is in conflict with usual Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) excepted benefits statute. NADP sought clarity…

CONVERGE Session Spotlights

…Plans Dental Consulting Hot Topics Panel Objects in Mirror Are Closer than They Appear: Preparing for Value-Based Dental Reimbursement A tale of two Compacts: Exploring Interstate Dental Licensure for Dentists…

HHS Statement Regarding the Cyberattack on Change Healthcare

…use for claims processing during these outages should contact their Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) to request a new electronic data interchange (EDI) enrollment for the switch. The MAC will provide…

Research Reminders

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Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Needs Teeth – Literally | Opinion

…chance of optimal health and wellness. David Healy is president of Sun Life U.S. Dental, which includes DentaQuest, the largest Medicaid and CHIP dental benefits administrator in the U.S., by…

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…

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’…

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…