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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Member-Only Resources

…with descriptive terms developed and updated by the American Dental Association (ADA) for reporting dental services and procedures to dental benefits plans. The use of CDT requires a license and…

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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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NADP Research in a Time of Dental Loss Ratio

To provide additional insight and benefits for our members, the NADP Research Commission began designing a study last fall to assess the impact of a mandated Dental Loss Ratio for…

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Education Earns A+ in 2016

…Mega Reg: A Webinar Critical for Medicaid, CHIP, and Commercial Dental Payers Product Positioning for a Consumer Driven Market Competing on the Exchanges: Narrowing Your Dental Networks Dental in ACOs…

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Strategic Dental Announces the Launch of Consulting Services

…Park, Kansas, Strategic Dental provides operations and executive consulting services customized specifically for businesses across the dental industry. Learn more online at www.strategicdental.com. Follow Strategic Dental on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/company/strategicdental.

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