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As the nation began to take steps to address COVID-19, NADP remained committed to supporting and informing dental carriers, dentists, consumers, and various stakeholders, including federal policymakers. NADP weighed in on several issues that were critical to the dental benefits industry during the COVID-19 pandemic

Three Survey Invitations Coming Your Way. Plan Your Participation with 2021 Survey Schedule . 2020 Financial Operations and Premium Report to be published. 2021 Dental Benefits Report: Benefit Utilization to be published soon

On May 18, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published guidance on the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) premium subsidies created by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARP), including further clarification of the inclusion…

On July 27, the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Financial Services considered a number of bills around dental insurance, including bills on assignment of benefits, medical loss ratio, so-called “dental patient bill of rights,” and direct dental care agreements.

The Government Relations Workgroup (GRW) continues meeting regularly to review priority legislation and regulations affecting the dental benefits industry. The group will hold one more meeting in December and resume its twice a month meeting schedule in January.

Imagine the dental benefits industry, complete with quality measures, diagnostic terms, and abundant data to predict outcomes, guide plan designs and more. While this concept may seem unrealistic and futuristic, the reality is closer than you think, thanks to the work of NADP Terminology, Standards and Transaction (TST) Sub-Workgroups, which include:

Diagnostic Terminology Sub-WorkGroup (DT SWG)
DQA (Dental Quality Alliance) SWG
Codes SWG

The Washington Health Benefit Exchange (WHBE) Board will convene for a regularly scheduled meeting this Thursday and among other topics, will consider taking action on the addition of family dental benefits to the Marketplace.

Just as springtime signals new life, the work of your association this past month demonstrates major strides in the continued advancement our industry. To keep us on track with our six-year strategic plan, the Board of Directors met in Chicago for its annual face-to-face meeting, which included a conference call with the chairs and vice chairs of our volunteer groups. While there, the Board also held a joint meeting with leaders from the American Dental Association (ADA) Council on Dental Benefits. All these activities provided invaluable insights regarding the work of our association.

The Exchange Policy Workgroup (EPW) recently reviewed and updated the NADP Issue Brief on “State Interpretations of Reasonable Assurance,” which outlines the variety of approaches states have taken in clarifying federal guidance for the offer of dental in the private market outside Exchanges.

MonthlyByte     July 2015 Members Track State EHB Decisions; Upcoming Project to Collect Plan Documents NADP members and volunteers continue to track state decisions on new state essential health…