Dental insurance reform

Making dental insurance work better for dentists and their patients.

Advocacy in action

In Congress

November 19, 2025 — ADA Comments on Modernizing Health Care Coordination to Prevent and Treat Chronic Disease through Oral Health Integration, Public Benefit Strengthening for High-Risk Patients, Supporting Team-Based Models of Care, and Reducing Administrative Barriers. (PDF)

November 19, 2025 — ADA Comments on the Rising Costs of Health Care, Prioritizing Early Prevention, Reforming Dental Benefits, Improving Transparency, Strengthening Medicaid, and Using Tax Policy to Support Coverage and Affordability. (PDF)

August 28, 2025 — Medicare Advantage and Dental Benefits: The Reality Behind the Hype (PDF)

July 25, 2025 — Letter to the House Ways and Means Committee on Medicare Advantage (PDF)

May 21, 2025 — Letter to Department of Justice on Public Comment on Lack of Competition in the US Dental Insurance Market (PDF)

May 21, 2025 — Letter to Federal Trade Commission on FTC April 2025 RFI on Anticompetitive Regulations, (Docket No P859900) (PDF)

May 21, 2025 — Letter to Department of Justice on Public Comment on Lack of Competition in the US Dental Insurance Market (PDF)

May 20, 2025 — Letter to US House of Representatives on voicing our urgent concern regarding a tax provision in the budget reconciliation bill that would harm small businesses and jeopardize patient care across the country (PDF)

January 15, 2025 — Welcome Letter to Members of the 119th Congress (PDF)

December 17, 2024 — Letter to Congress in Support of S 141 - the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act (PDF)

May 2, 2024 — Letter of support for S 3805, the No Fees for Electronic Funds Transfer (EFTs) Act This bill would prohibit insurance plans from charging providers a fee when the plan processes an electronic transfer of funds (PDF)

May 2, 2024 — Letter of support for HR 6487, the No Fees for Electronic Funds Transfer (EFTs) Act This bill would prohibit insurance plans from charging providers a fee when the plan processes an electronic transfer of funds (PDF)

May 19, 2023 — Comments that encourage the House Ways and Means Committee to pursue competition and consolidation in health care by using its available oversight tools (PDF)

May 16, 2023 — Comments to the House Energy and Commerce Committee that emphasize that the ADA continues to support work to improve transparency and consolidation in dental insurance (PDF)

May, 5, 2023 — Thank you letter to Senators Manchin and Cramer for introducing S 1424, the Dental and Optometric Care (DOC) Access Act of 2023 (PDF)

Contact Us

Contacts
Government and Public Affairs Washington Office
202.898.2400
Email: govtpol@ada.org

State Government Affairs
312.440.2525
Email: govtpol@ada.org

American Dental Political Action Committee (ADPAC)
202.898.2424
Email: adpac@ada.org

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Media Relations
312.440.2806
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