Delta Dental Saves Employers Billions Annually In Reduced Claim Costs

OAKBROOK, IL – June 8, 2009 – A new report confirms Delta Dental maintains the largest national dentist network, a position the nation’s largest, most experienced dental benefits carrier has held for more than five decades. The report by NetMinder¹, an independent firm that provides data on providers and managed care networks to the health care industry, confirms that Delta Dental’s Premier® network has more than 125,000 dentists—nearly 61,000 more than the next closest national competitor.

Having the largest network of dentists in the nation allows Delta Dental to offer cost savings to employers and employees through negotiated discounts, as well as convenience to its more than 54 million enrollees. Delta Dental’s network helped employers save more than $6 billion in decreased claim costs last year, as network dentists accept pre-negotiated fees for their services and agree not to balance bill patients. These factors allowed Delta Dental to increase its enrollees by more than three million over the previous year.

¹NetMinder, April 2009

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