CMS Extends Transparency Rule Compliance Deadline

…billed charges as well as its enforcement of the requirement that plans and issuers must provide an Advanced Explanation of Benefits. Please contact Sr. Government Affairs Analyst Owen Urech for…

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Industry Snapshot

dental benefits industry. In concordance with NADP’s Strategic Plan and to build the library of knowledge about and for the industry, beginning this year, the Industry Snapshot program will provide…

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Member Survey Results Announced

…(61.2%) Sales / Marketing (41.3%) Electronic Data Interchange (34.5%) Basics of Dental Benefits (34.5%) Converge should focus on: Trends in the Dental Industry (84.2%) Government Relations / ACA (71.1%) Networking…

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CMS Finalizes Regulations on Exchanges and State Innovation Waivers

…on enrollment in standalone dental plans: “HHS clarifies that this proposal, and the resulting final rule, do not newly permit Exchange enrollees to change to a plan of a different…

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NEW State APCD Report Released

…Surprises Act” (from 2020 U.S. HR 133) and charged with advising the Secretary of Labor regarding the standardized reporting format for the voluntary reporting by group health plans to APCDs….

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US House Passes Build Back Better Act

…The bill includes Medicaid expansion gap coverage, extended subsidies for Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace health plans and expanding Medicare coverage to include hearing aids alongside other non-health provisions. Dental

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Plan now to participate in the 2022 Benefit Utilization Survey

…Benefit Utilization Trend Survey with a data submission deadline of March 15. This survey requests non-DHMO dental insurance completed, paid dental procedures per 1,000 enrollees by the month, by state,…

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SmileDirectClub Partners With MetLife

…U.S. dental insurance providers, to deliver in-network coverage of SmileDirectClub’s convenient, affordable, remote orthodontic care to the more than 20 million individuals insured under its dental plans. “We’re pleased to…

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New Oral Health Studies on NADP.org

…health. The NADP Communications WorkGroup delivers periodic updates to the Oral & Overall Health page in the About Dental Plans and Care section of NADP.org. Check here frequently for updates….

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Talking Strategy – Notes from CAP and the Future of Dental Care Access Task Force

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