GBH News: What you need to know about Massachusetts ballot question 2

Massachusetts ballot question 2 would implement new regulations on dental insurance companies, including a legal requirement that companies spend a minimum of 83% of premiums on patient care rather than on administrative expenses. Right now, there is no minimum. The...

NBC Boston: Thirteen Mass. Lawmakers Back Dental Care Ballot Question

Delta Dental has emerged as the main opponent to the ballot question Thirteen Massachusetts lawmakers declared their support Wednesday for the ballot question directing dental insurance companies to allocate 83% of premium revenue toward patient care. The Committee on...

RED BOOK ARGUMENT ALLOWED BY SJC

  BOSTON, MA – This past Tuesday, the Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) dismissed the lawsuit filed by Delta Dental of Massachusetts to stop the printing of the RED BOOK “In Favor” Argument, supporting The Dental Ballot (Question 2). The SJC decision...

Supporters of ballot initiative want to fix ‘a broken system’

BOSTON – A ballot question on track to go before voters in November would address “a broken system” that allows dental insurance companies to wring excessive profits from patient premiums, supporters of the measure said Wednesday. Before dropping off...