New NASHP Brief on Oral Health & State Strategies

The National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) published a new Issue Brief and accompanying infographic on “Oral Health and the Triple Aim: Evidence and Strategies to Improve Care and…

NADP Pulse – Aug / Sept 2021

NADP Pulse By Board Chair Jeremy Hedrick, Careington International Countdown to Virtual CONVERGE With CONVERGE less than a month away, I’m using this month’s column to highlight several aspects of…

NADP Represents You Across the States in 2025

This content is an exclusive benefit for NADP members. If you’re a member of NADP, login, and you’ll get immediate access. If you are not yet a member of NADP,…

Dental Premiums Maintain Affordability According to NADP

Dental Premiums Maintain Affordability According to NADP The NADP Dental Benefits Report: 2023 Premium reveals premiums continue a trend of increases well below the inflation rate, with the average premium…

NCOIL Annual Meeting: Legislators Discuss Network Adequacy, Directories and Telemedicine

The National Conference of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) Committee on Health and Long-Term Care met twice during the NCOIL Annual Meeting last week to discuss four proposed Model Laws on network…

Owen Urech Promoted to Director of Government Relations

…Funded Programs Workgroup. Last year he worked closely with NADP members to coordinate the dental benefits industry response to congressional proposals on dental in Medicare, as well as engaging on…

State Updates

…for advocacy. Indiana SB 136 previously passed the Indiana Senate and has now passed the Indiana House of Representatives. The bill adopted the National Conference of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) non-covered…

CCIIO Releases Letter to Issuers on Exchanges for 2018

…a summary in the Advocacy Open Forum on Dental Interact. More broadly, it’s unclear how CCIIO proposals and the Marketplaces will function given the election of Donald Trump and Republican…

State Updates

Kansas HB 2386 The Kansas governor signed HB 2386 into law on April 11. The bill largely follows National Conference of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) network leasing and virtual credit card…

NADP Will Represent You at NCOIL Summer Meeting

NADP Will Represent You at NCOIL Summer Meeting June 29, 2023 NADP leadership will represent the dental industry at the National Conference of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) summer meeting in Minneapolis,…