Ahead of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee’s joint day of hearings Jan. 22 with chief executive officers of several large health insurance companies, the ADA submitted a comments letter urging lawmakers to use the moment to examine longstanding issues in the commercial dental market.
“While the stated focus is overall commercial affordability, these hearings are a timely opportunity to examine market reforms that directly affect patients’ access to dental care and the ability of dentists to deliver that care efficiently and transparently,” the ADA wrote, urging the committees to use the hearings to “obtain concrete, plan-level dental information and to advance reforms that improve transparency, accountability, and competition.”
Source: ADA highlights dental market reforms in advance of insurer CEO hearings / ADA News