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Health Care Reform

Like a lot of Americans, you're probably wondering how the Affordable Care Act (ACA) impacts dental coverage for you, your family, your employees or your clients. It's important to remember that a lot of details associated with ACA aren't defined yet since regulations still need to be written and some states are just now setting up the systems they need to implement the law.

There are some things that are certain, and as the nation's most experienced and largest supplier of dental benefits, Delta Dental stands ready to serve as your guide through these changes that lie ahead. We are monitoring every step of the ACA implementation process, and want to share the knowledge that we have gained. Following are the key elements of the new law that we will help you navigate.

Children's Dental Coverage

Stand-alone Dental Coverage

Differences between Dental and Medical Coverage

Insurance Exchanges

Dental Benefits Offered and Priced Separately from Medical Benefits

Medicaid and CHIP

Market Reforms

Excepted Benefits

Grandfathered Plans

NADP-DDPA Whitepaper: Offering Dental Benefits in Health Exchanges


BBC News - Health