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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NADP Launches New Website on Dec. 7

December 28, 2022 NADP Launches New Website on Dec. 7 The National Association of Dental Plans (NADP) launched a new association website on Dec. 7. When visiting the new nadp.org,…

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NADP Has You Covered on Federal Issues

…for treatment by stand-alone dental plans, and discussion during the hearing focused solely on medical plans. Additional Issues for 2020 The Government Funded WorkGroup deploys both reactive and proactive strategies…

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NAIC Subgroup Retains Discount Model Act, May Consider Revisions in the Future

…and hospital groups are beginning to create plans, and while these may be free, as the programs develop, they could become more like Discount plans. Wisconsin and Colorado representatives also…

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NADP Pulse – January 2023

At Leadership Conference last week, NADP volunteers gathered in snowy Dallas to set the course for 2023. As I visited many volunteer group meetings on Monday and listened closely to…

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NADP Pulse

…the CEO-Delegate call provided an interactive overview and discussion of a Massachusetts ballot initiative regarding medical loss ratios for dental benefits. If successful, this initiative will have national consequences. The…

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NADP Pulse – December 2020

By Board Chair Jeremy Hedrick, Careington International The close of the year is a great time to evaluate our progress as an organization. This past year is one we will…

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NADP Spotlight

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NADP Supports DSOs in Comments in MD, TX

…would also seem to prohibit the Dental Board from adopting proposed regulation on dental practice management, to which NADP has expressed concerns previously in comments. The bill was heard in…

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2025 Consortium: Navigating Dental Access, Provider Networks, and Regulatory Compliance Nationwide

2025 Consortium: Navigating Dental Access, Provider Networks, and Regulatory Compliance Nationwide Building on the remarkable success of our pilot program, NADP announces the second annual Consortium in 2025! The theme—Navigating…

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