NADP Releases 2026 Dental Administrative Simplification Readiness Guide

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Dental Loss Ratio Reporting Bills Introduced in Multiple States

Several bills seeking to establish requirements that dental plans publicly report loss ratios have been introduced, or are pending introduction, this legislative session. NADP is currently opposing efforts in Montana…

California Considers Imposing COVID Support Mandates On Insurers

…of Dental Plans (CADP). CADP sent a letter to the sponsor stating that the overreaching measure, which mandates dental plans pay providers for a plethora of undefined “business expenses” related…

NADP On The Move

…Executive Director Timothy L. Brown represented the dental benefits industry at the recent SNOMED CT Business Meeting 2026 and Dentistry Clinical Reference Group (CRG) meetings from April 11-15, in Vienna,…

Artur Bagyants Promoted to Associate Director of Government Relations

…and at the National Conference of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL). He will continue managing state policy and advocacy and assist the government relations director in implementing advocacy priorities for NADP.  …

NADP’s Advocacy Improves Dental Transparency Bills in TX and CT

…bill to the Transparency in Dental Benefits Contracting Model Act adopted by the National Council of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) in December 2020. For more information, contact Director of Government and Regulatory Affairs, Teresa Cagnolatti…

Rhode Island Seeks to Erode Non-Covered Services Law

This legislative session, Rhode Island is once again attempting to redefine covered services for dental. H5160 would deviate from the National Council of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) definition and remove the application of…

NADP Participates with Oral Health Stakeholders on Exchanges

…and only –seven consumers were eligible to have APTC applied to their dental policy; Connecticut now has a platform specific to dental, but with only one dental carrier in 2015.   …

NADP On The Move – April 2021

In April NADP advanced the dental benefits industry to federal lawmakers and key stakeholder organizations. Advocacy in Action NADP members served as the voice of the dental benefits industry in…

NADP On the Move – July 2023

…on dental benefits. Media Becker’s Dental + DSO Review: An interview with Executive Director Mike Adelberg was featured in an article by Ariana Portalatin, The potential risks of medical loss…