City of Baltimore - File #: 08-0038R

• File #: 08-0038R
• Version: 0
• Name: Informational Hearing - The Dental Network
• Type: City Council Resolution
• Status: Withdrawn
• File created: 4/14/2008
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 1/11/2010
• Title: Informational Hearing - The Dental Network FOR the purpose of requesting that representatives from the Dental Network brief the Council regarding the notification system the network uses to let members know what their payments should be, whether or not the current system of notification is working at the highest level possible, and how the Dental Network is providing information to Baltimore City employees regarding their current plans and how these plans can be utilized in the most efficient manner possible.
• Sponsors: Belinda Conaway, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, William H. Cole, IV, Bill Henry, Robert Curran, Warren Branch, President Young, Mary Pat Clarke, Agnes Welch, Sharon Green Middleton, Helen L. Holton, Edward Reisinger
• Indexes: Dental Network, Resolution

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
1/11/2010	0	City Council	Withdrawn
10/27/2008	0	Taxation, Finance and Economic Development Committee	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
9/22/2008	0	Taxation, Finance and Economic Development Committee	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
4/17/2008	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
4/14/2008	0	City Council	Introduced
4/14/2008	0	City Council

* WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
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CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)

Introduced by: Councilmember Conaway

A RESOLUTION ENTITLED

A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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Informational Hearing - The Dental Network

FOR the purpose of requesting that representatives from the Dental Network brief the Council regarding the notification system the network uses to let members know what their payments should be, whether or not the current system of notification is working at the highest level possible, and how the Dental Network is providing information to Baltimore City employees regarding their current plans and how these plans can be utilized in the most efficient manner possible.
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The Dental Network, Inc. was cofounded, in 1994, to meet the market's growing need for costeffective dental benefit solutions. The Company's sole business is marketing and administering managed dental benefits. The Dental Network offers a complete line of products, which meet a variety of client needs, including voluntary or employer sponsored programs, dental HMO or PointofService product designs, and different levels of benefits, which accommodate the different budgetary requirements.

Recently, there have been numerous complaints about the lack of notification that members have received regarding their due balances as well as the clarity of billing within the notifications that have been received. In order to help Baltimore City employees who are members of the Dental Network better und...