Dear PDA Member :
YOUR OPINION IS IMPORTANT TO US !
PDA ’ s Government Relations Committee is tasked with setting PDA ’ s legislative priorities for Pennsylvania General Assembly ’ s new session that commences in January 2021 . We must decide which issues to advocate for on your behalf and how best to allocate PDA ’ s resources to achieving our collective legislative goals .
Please respond to the survey below , ranking three of the issues in order of importance to you . We ask that you prioritize third party payer issues separately from other legislative issues .
Third Party Payer Issues ( rank top three )
m Assignment of Benefits
m Reforming prior authorization process
m Prohibiting systematic down coding and requiring disclosure
m Elimination of exclusion clauses in third-party payer contracts ( i . e ., missing tooth clauses )
m Reforming eligibility verification process
m Other ( please specify )
Other Issues ( rank top 3 )
m Ensuring that the practice of dentistry includes the ability to order and administer diagnostic / antibody tests and vaccines
m Health practitioner student loan repayment funding for serving in a health professional shortage area
m More funding for dentists enrolled in the state ’ s Medical Assistance program
m Regulating Do-It-Yourself dentistry ( online , etc .) businesses
m Expanding teledentistry services and providing insurance coverage
m Other ( please specify )
Please be assured that the Government Relations Committee will work hard to represent and advocate for dentistry with our lawmakers and the Governor ’ s Administration . Thank you for your time and participation in choosing our legislative goals for next session . Your input will help to make PDA a more effective advocate for our profession and our patients .
SUBMIT YOUR SURVEY RESPONSES BY : Calling the government relations staff at ( 800 ) 223-0016 . Emailing John at jpb @ padental . org or Marisa at mss @ padental . org .
RESPONSES DUE BY DECEMBER 31 .
26 NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2020 | PENNSYLVANIA DENTAL JOURNAL