Act Now: Sign In PRO on Dental Benefits Reform in the House
On March 10, 2025, SSB 5351 — WSDA’s dental benefits reform legislation — was passed unanimously by the Washington State Senate. Our bill is now being considered by the House of Representatives, where its next important milestone is to be voted out of the House Health Care & Wellness Committee.
SSB 5351 is scheduled to be heard in committee next Wednesday, March 19 at 1:30 PM.
We need all Washington dentists, dental staff, patients, and anyone else interested in advocating for these important reforms to sign in PRO on SSB 5351!
If you are one of the over 1,400 supporters who signed in PRO for our bill several weeks ago in the Senate, we need you to do so again for the version of the bill now being considered by the House.
Signing in to support our bill takes only a few moments to fill 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:
- Visit this website before 12:30 PM on Wednesday, March 19
- Enter your position: PRO
- Fill in your personal information
- Check “I’m not a robot” and click “Submit Registration”
SSB 5351 makes meaningful progress on all four of the major policy issues we proposed in our original legislation, including:
- Prohibiting same-day denials
- Restricting fees associated with virtual credit card payments
- Requiring a mediation process to address the major issues of establishing a dental loss ratio threshold and creating non-network reimbursement fairness
Please sign in PRO today to support these important dental benefits reforms!
Thank you for your ongoing engagement with legislators in support of our fight for better dental benefits on behalf of Washington patients.
