Dental Plan Lobby Warns Loss Ratios Could Drive Groups To Self-Insure

plans are self-insured, and thus can avoid state regulations, and the National Association of Dental Plans (NADP) Executive Director Mike Adelberg warns that the trend to self-insure may accelerate if…

Adult Dental EHB – A Good Idea, but Watch the Jenga Tower

…change. CMS proposes to allow states, for the first time, to include adult dental coverage in their Essential Health Benefits benchmark plans. The National Association of Dental Plans supports policies…

CMS finalizes rule rescinding Parts C, D enrollment requirements

…needed care and medications.” The dental industry has also worked with the ADA on this issue. In 2017, the National Association of Dental Plans and Delta Dental Plans Association sent…

NADP Members Advocate for Improved Access to Dental Benefits

…benefits and care such as dental benefit options for Medicare beneficiaries and maintaining consumer protections offered in dental plans. About NADP National Association of Dental Plans (NADP), a Texas nonprofit…

NADP Advocates for Greater Access to Care through Dental Coverage

NADP Advocates for Greater Access to Care through Dental Coverage Association Represents Dental Benefits Industry at Advocacy in Action DALLAS, TX – The National Association of Dental Plans (NADP) demonstrated…

NADP and AADOM announce partnership

NADP and AADOM announce partnership Joint initiative will address dental office pain points with dental benefits DALLAS – The American Association of Dental Office Management (AADOM) and the National Association

Applying Medical Loss Ratio to Dental Insurance: Considerations for Legislators

…network, responding to questions, staying compliant with government requirements, etc. Insurance plans commonly have profit margins between 3 and 5%, whether medical or dental. Medical and dental plans are both…

Dental Plans and Opioid Epidemic: How We Can Help

…an average of three days) between 2014 and 2020 (JAMA study), and some of these scripts were not appropriate. At several points, the National Association of Dental Plans has considered…

GEHA Solutions Supports Increased Diversity Through Oral Health Equity Scholarships

…GEHA Connection Dental Network), announced their continued dedication to address oral health inequities. To actively address the causes of population health disparities within the dental and dental hygiene industries, GEHA…

Medical Loss Ratio and Dental Plans: NADP’s Position

…narrow networks. Consumers (and dentists) that want dental plans to contract with any willing provider may find that arbitrarily high MLR limits the ability of dental plans to do so….