This past month NADP served as the voice of the dental benefits industry to the media and influential groups overseeing electronic transactions and regulations affecting your company. Meetings
ADA Standards Committee on Dental Informatics (SCDI)
NADP Deputy Executive Director Timothy L. Brown and Dental Informatics Manager Brian Flynn represented the dental benefits industry during the American Dental Association Standards Committee on Dental Informatics meeting, Feb. 18-20 in Chicago. SCDI develops industry standards and guidelines for electronic transactions.
ADA Code Maintenance Committee (CMC)
NADP Deputy Executive Director Timothy L. Brown and Dental Informatics Manager Brian Flynn are sharing the industry viewpoints this regarding revisions to Current Dental Terminology (CDT) codes during the CMC meeting in Chicago Feb. 26-28.
Media
Bankrate.com - Reporter Emmett Pierce interviewed NADP Executive Director Evelyn F. Ireland regarding the number of children with and without dental coverage; typical cost of dental plans; procedures generally covered and possible impact of health care reform.
Politico - NADP Executive Director Evelyn F. Ireland was quoted in an article by Kyle Cheney regarding the impact of the Affordable Care Act on dental benefit plans.
Wall Street Journal - An article by Jennifer Corbett Dooren focused on equitable consumer access to dental coverage on and off the Exchanges under the ACA and featured quotes from NADP Executive Director Evelyn F. Ireland.
Mentor Magazine - NADP Executive Director Evelyn F. Ireland offered insights into reimbursement rates being reduced and what forces are driving the reductions for an article by Mary Otto.
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Jennifer Hudson
Communications Specialist
National Association of Dental Plans
Dallas TX
(972) 458-6998 (105)
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