NADP Spotlight

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2021 State Legislative Session Underway

The 2021 state legislative session is in full swing in the majority of…

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NADP Insights

…ability to purchase a dental plan without having to first buy medical coverage would increase consumer access to dental benefits. Recently, Senate leaders urged CMS to make the independent purchase…

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NADP Insights – Jan. 2020

…Non-Covered Services (NCS) plus proposed model legislation regarding network leasing under consideration by the National Conference of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) and championed by the American Dental Association. A long-term priority…

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Chair’s Corner – July 2016

…the Marketplaces. In 2013, NADP initiated contact with the American Dental Association, Children’s Dental Health Project, Delta Dental Plans Association and later the American Association of Pediatric Dentists to work…

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The Big Picture – Jan. 2015

dental industry stakeholder organizations.•HLI#4: Expand NADP’s scope and influence to enhance the association’s role in representing members and an expanded range of stakeholders across the dental industry.•HLI#5: Pursue opportunities that…

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IA DOI Recommendation: Don’t Expand Dental External Review beyond Medical Necessity

…of Iowa Insurers, Delta Dental Plans Association (DDPA) and state Senator Matt McCoy. NADP submitted comments about the various pitfalls in adopting external review of adverse determinations for dental plans….

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NADP On the Move

…Concordia Dental; and Cherag Sarkari, LIBERTY Dental Plan and Deputy Executive Director Timothy L. Brown represented NADP. Drs. Jeff Chaffin, Delta Dental of Iowa, and Linda Vidone, Delta Dental of…

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CMS Finalizes Interoperability Rules

…Medicaid, CHIP, and Medicare Advantage dental plans create standardized application programming interfaces (API) for patients to access, encounter, and clinical data as well as a provider directory. Stand-alone dental plans

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NADP Comments on Out-of-Pocket Calculator

dental plans or Qualified Health Plans (QHP) that embed dental benefits. NADP stated in their comments, “The Bulletin states dental plans will not be included in the cost calculator at…

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