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HealthPartners to offer Nationwide Dental Network
Expanded network offers broad access and significant savings
May 4, 2007
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. - HealthPartners today announced that it has signed an agreement with Southfield, Mich.-based DenteMax to create a national dental provider network for members of HealthPartners commercial dental plans. The new network, available in September 2007, will expand HealthPartners regional dental network to more than 33,000 providers at more than 72,000 locations across the nation.
"We're pleased to be able to offer purchasers and members of our commercial dental plans access to high quality dental services across the nation," said Forrest Flint, vice president HealthPartners Dental Plan. Flint says the new network is ideal for Minnesota-based employers with workforces in other parts of the country or with staff who spend extended time in other states.
Flint said the new dental network will offer consistent administration, including enrollment, claims, member services and member materials for purchasers and members, regardless of their location in the United States.
The new network will also offer lower claims costs for purchasers and a significant discount on dental fees for HealthPartners Dental plan members. The average member discount in the national dental network will be more than 20 percent lower than the average fees in the area where the member receives services.
About HealthPartners
Founded in 1957, the HealthPartners (www.healthpartners.com) family of healthcare companies serve more than one million medical and dental health plan members nationwide. It is the largest consumer-governed, nonprofit health care organization in the nation, providing care, coverage, research and education to improve the health of members, patients and the community. For the third year in a row, HealthPartners is rated one of the best commercial health plans in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, NCQA's "America's Best Health Plans 2007" and is ranked "Highest in Member Satisfaction among Commercial Health Plans in the Minnesota-Wisconsin Region" by J.D. Power and Associates.
About DenteMax
Founded in 1985, DenteMax is a national, seamless, credentialed dental preferred provider network with a focus on recruiting and managing quality dental providers. DenteMax headquarters is located in Southfield, Mich.
Contact: 952-883-5314
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