Dental plan challenges are an urgent concern for the majority of CDA members, causing serious disruptions in dentists’ daily ability to carry out treatment plans and patients’ ability to receive the care they need. We’re committed to holding plans accountable, pursuing meaningful standards and creating a path for dental coverage that isn’t painful to providers and their patients.
CDA’s fight for dental plan reform includes bold legal action, results-driven legislative advocacy, trusted news on emerging issues, expert-led education and resources to help members navigate plan decisions and processes.
Suing Delta Dental for the second time over the lack of plan oversight and financial accountability
Ten impactful CDA-sponsored bills signed into law as part of our long-term dental plan reform strategy
Specialized analysts who provide one-on-one guidance and tools to inform dentists’ decision-making
Delta Dental of California’s 2023 changes to reimbursement rate structure and provider agreements have had a significant impact on many members’ practices. CDA is pursuing litigation intended to require Delta Dental to honor its contractual obligations inherent in the Participating Dentist Agreement between Delta and its participating providers. CDA is also challenging whether the Delta Dental board of directors has violated its legal responsibilities, referred to as fiduciary duties.
Timeline
Watch this recorded member-only meeting on CDA's advocacy, legal action and member support.
Watch this recorded member-only meeting on Dental Loss Ratio and addressing CDA member concerns.
Dental benefit plans in California will be required to comply with enrollees’ assignment of benefit requests if legislation sponsored by CDA is signed into law.
Dear members and colleagues: The lack of accountability and transparency from dental plans is painful for dentists, our practices and
Dear members and colleagues: I’m reaching out with an update on CDA’s ongoing dental plan reform initiatives, along with an
to navigate working with plan contracts, claims, billing, appeals and more.
from CDA’s in-house specialized experts.
In 2018, CDA achieved a favorable settlement on behalf of dentists – and their right to fair dealings – in our litigation against Delta Dental. During five years of hard-fought litigation, we successfully blocked Delta’s attempt to reduce reimbursement rates for the Premier Plan, saving providers more than $600 million. CDA has also driven multiple legislative wins on behalf of plan transparency, accountability and provider reimbursements.
