NADP Updates Members on DoL COBRA Model Notices and FAQs

…on the implementation of the COBRA subsidies soon. In short – the guidance states: Dental plans are included in the premium subsidies. State Mini-COBRA plans are eligible for premium subsidies….

CMS Releases Updated Exchange 2022 NBPP Notice and Letter to Issuers

…(DE) to offer certified off-exchange stand-alone dental plans alongside non-exchange dental plans. It also declines to allow independent purchase of dental plans on the federal marketplaces but does not rule…

CMS Delays Implementation of the Interoperability Rules

…will not be enforced until July 1, 2021. In May 2019, NADP commented in opposition to the inclusion of dental plans in the rule’s requirements, citing cost concerns for plans, the likely lack…

Terminology, Standards & Transactions

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Find Out What’s New in the 2022 Plan Design Report

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House E&C Committee Passes Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act

…and group market health plans to cover medically necessary treatment resulting from congenital abnormalities or birth defects. The bill requires plans to provide coverage for any service or treatment that…

CMS Finalizes Part of 2022 Exchange NBPP

…language on grounds that it would cause consumer confusion if dental plans met the pediatric dental essential health benefit requirements or were eligible for subsidies. It is unclear if CMS…

Update regarding the Surgeon General’s Report on Oral Health

The Office of the Surgeon General had been developing a Report on Oral Health, which will instead be released by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR). The…

NADP On The Move

…Mike Adelberg, Government Relations Director Owen Urech and State Affairs Manager Bianca Balale represented the dental benefits industry during the National Conference of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) Virtual Zoom Meeting Jan….

NADP Informs Members about EDI Requirements

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