Deadlines to Sign In PRO on Dental Benefits Reform Legislation
If you haven’t already, please take just 5 minutes to sign in PRO on SB 5351/HB 1535 and share with others interested in advocating in support of these important reforms.
Thank you to the hundreds of dentists and others who have signed in PRO in support of WSDA’s dental benefits reform legislation, SB 5351/HB 1535! We are seeing fantastic support for the bills and need your help to continue building momentum heading into this week’s committee hearings.
If you haven’t already, please take just 5 minutes to sign in PRO on both bills and share with others interested in advocating in support of these important reforms:
- Sign In PRO on HB 1535 (Deadline: Tuesday, January 28, 1:30 PM)
- Sign In PRO on SB 5351 (Deadline: Wednesday, January 29, 8:00 AM)
Signing in to support each bill takes only a few moments of filling out a web form to state your position and does not require written or spoken testimony.
How to complete the quick and easy sign-in process:
- Enter your position: PRO
- Fill in your personal information
- Check “I’m not a robot” and click “Submit Registration”
- Repeat for each bill!
About SB 5351/HB 1535
This legislation would:
- Require all dental insurance plans operating in Washington to maintain a dental loss ratio of at least 85%. This means that all plans would have to pay out at least 85% of the premium dollars they collect in the form of patient benefits.
- Require that insurance companies maintain parity in what they reimburse for care provided by dentists regardless of whether they are members of the carrier's network or not.
- Prohibit insurance company rules that deny reimbursement payments for covered procedures simply because they are performed on the same day as another covered procedure.