{"id":30307,"date":"2026-02-19T13:50:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T19:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aae.org\/specialty\/?p=30307"},"modified":"2026-02-19T13:50:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T19:50:11","slug":"aae-advocates-for-fair-insurance-practices-to-protect-patient-access-to-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aae.org\/specialty\/aae-advocates-for-fair-insurance-practices-to-protect-patient-access-to-care\/","title":{"rendered":"AAE Advocates for Fair Insurance Practices to Protect Patient Access to Care\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The American Association of Endodontists (AAE) continues its strong advocacy for policies that support patient access to\u00a0timely, high-quality care and protect the sustainability of specialty practices. As part of this effort, AAE recently\u00a0submitted\u00a0formal comments supporting Florida Senate Bill 1130, legislation aimed at improving insurance\u00a0claims\u00a0payment practices for health care providers.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">SB 1130 addresses insurer practices that can undermine patient care, including inappropriate downcoding and delayed or unclear reimbursement decisions. In its comments to Florida lawmakers, AAE emphasized that these practices create unnecessary administrative burdens for providers and can interfere with patients\u2019 ability to receive prompt, medically necessary treatment.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Endodontists routinely deliver urgent care for patients experiencing severe dental pain and infection\u2014conditions that often require immediate intervention to prevent serious complications. AAE highlighted that SB 1130 would help preserve access to this care by\u00a0establishing\u00a0clearer restrictions on downcoding, increasing transparency when payment reductions occur, and strengthening prompt payment standards.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The legislation also promotes greater accountability in prior authorization and\u00a0utilization\u00a0review processes, including improved electronic systems and clearer standards for insurer decision-making. These reforms are designed to reduce treatment delays, enhance continuity of care, and ensure reimbursement aligns with the services provided.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">AAE\u2019s support for SB 1130 reflects its broader commitment to\u00a0advocating for\u00a0fair, transparent insurance practices that allow endodontists to focus on patient care rather than administrative obstacles. By engaging early with policymakers, AAE continues to champion legislation that strengthens specialty practices and protects access to essential dental care.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The American Association of Endodontists (AAE) continues its strong advocacy for policies that support patient access to\u00a0timely, high-quality care and protect the sustainability of specialty practices. As part of this&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[210],"tags":[],"feature":[200],"class_list":["post-30307","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-advocacy","feature-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>AAE Advocates for Fair Insurance Practices to Protect Patient Access to Care\u00a0 - American Association of Endodontists<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aae.org\/specialty\/aae-advocates-for-fair-insurance-practices-to-protect-patient-access-to-care\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"AAE Advocates for Fair Insurance Practices to Protect Patient Access to Care\u00a0 - American Association of Endodontists\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The American Association of Endodontists (AAE) continues its strong advocacy for policies that support patient access to\u00a0timely, high-quality care and protect the sustainability of specialty practices. As part of this&hellip;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.aae.org\/specialty\/aae-advocates-for-fair-insurance-practices-to-protect-patient-access-to-care\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"American Association of Endodontists\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/endodontists\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-02-19T19:50:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Elisabeth Lisican\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@savingyourteeth\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@savingyourteeth\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Elisabeth Lisican\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.aae.org\/specialty\/aae-advocates-for-fair-insurance-practices-to-protect-patient-access-to-care\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.aae.org\/specialty\/aae-advocates-for-fair-insurance-practices-to-protect-patient-access-to-care\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Elisabeth Lisican\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.aae.org\/specialty\/#\/schema\/person\/db2d09ae5a4e55e3f493d0bdb744a5fa\"},\"headline\":\"AAE Advocates for Fair Insurance Practices to Protect Patient Access to Care\u00a0\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-02-19T19:50:11+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.aae.org\/specialty\/aae-advocates-for-fair-insurance-practices-to-protect-patient-access-to-care\/\"},\"wordCount\":255,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.aae.org\/specialty\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Advocacy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.aae.org\/specialty\/aae-advocates-for-fair-insurance-practices-to-protect-patient-access-to-care\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.aae.org\/specialty\/aae-advocates-for-fair-insurance-practices-to-protect-patient-access-to-care\/\",\"name\":\"AAE Advocates for Fair Insurance Practices to Protect Patient Access to Care\u00a0 - American Association of Endodontists\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.aae.org\/specialty\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2026-02-19T19:50:11+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.aae.org\/specialty\/aae-advocates-for-fair-insurance-practices-to-protect-patient-access-to-care\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.aae.org\/specialty\/aae-advocates-for-fair-insurance-practices-to-protect-patient-access-to-care\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.aae.org\/specialty\/aae-advocates-for-fair-insurance-practices-to-protect-patient-access-to-care\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.aae.org\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Specialty\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.aae.org\/specialty\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"AAE Advocates for Fair Insurance Practices to Protect Patient Access to Care\u00a0\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.aae.org\/specialty\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.aae.org\/specialty\/\",\"name\":\"American Association of Endodontists\",\"description\":\"Shaping the Future of Endodontic\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.aae.org\/specialty\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.aae.org\/specialty\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.aae.org\/specialty\/#organization\",\"name\":\"American Association of Endodontists\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.aae.org\/specialty\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.aae.org\/specialty\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.aae.org\/specialty\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/04\/aae_share_specialty.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.aae.org\/specialty\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/04\/aae_share_specialty.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":628,\"caption\":\"American Association of Endodontists\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.aae.org\/specialty\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/endodontists\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/savingyourteeth\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/american-association-of-endodontists\",\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/rootcanalspecialists\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.aae.org\/specialty\/#\/schema\/person\/db2d09ae5a4e55e3f493d0bdb744a5fa\",\"name\":\"Elisabeth Lisican\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.aae.org\/specialty\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/cdc994f7f54ddf5ed09a1ff3c00eae24d430edb72075ecf3f460d82ce40f4f3f?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/cdc994f7f54ddf5ed09a1ff3c00eae24d430edb72075ecf3f460d82ce40f4f3f?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Elisabeth Lisican\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"AAE Advocates for Fair Insurance Practices to Protect Patient Access to Care\u00a0 - American Association of Endodontists","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.aae.org\/specialty\/aae-advocates-for-fair-insurance-practices-to-protect-patient-access-to-care\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"AAE Advocates for Fair Insurance Practices to Protect Patient Access to Care\u00a0 - American Association of Endodontists","og_description":"The American Association of Endodontists (AAE) continues its strong advocacy for policies that support patient access to\u00a0timely, high-quality care and protect the sustainability of specialty practices. As part of this&hellip;","og_url":"https:\/\/www.aae.org\/specialty\/aae-advocates-for-fair-insurance-practices-to-protect-patient-access-to-care\/","og_site_name":"American Association of Endodontists","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/endodontists","article_published_time":"2026-02-19T19:50:11+00:00","author":"Elisabeth Lisican","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@savingyourteeth","twitter_site":"@savingyourteeth","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Elisabeth Lisican","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.aae.org\/specialty\/aae-advocates-for-fair-insurance-practices-to-protect-patient-access-to-care\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.aae.org\/specialty\/aae-advocates-for-fair-insurance-practices-to-protect-patient-access-to-care\/"},"author":{"name":"Elisabeth Lisican","@id":"https:\/\/www.aae.org\/specialty\/#\/schema\/person\/db2d09ae5a4e55e3f493d0bdb744a5fa"},"headline":"AAE Advocates for Fair Insurance Practices to Protect Patient Access to Care\u00a0","datePublished":"2026-02-19T19:50:11+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.aae.org\/specialty\/aae-advocates-for-fair-insurance-practices-to-protect-patient-access-to-care\/"},"wordCount":255,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.aae.org\/specialty\/#organization"},"articleSection":["Advocacy"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.aae.org\/specialty\/aae-advocates-for-fair-insurance-practices-to-protect-patient-access-to-care\/","url":"https:\/\/www.aae.org\/specialty\/aae-advocates-for-fair-insurance-practices-to-protect-patient-access-to-care\/","name":"AAE Advocates for Fair Insurance Practices to Protect Patient Access to Care\u00a0 - American Association of Endodontists","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.aae.org\/specialty\/#website"},"datePublished":"2026-02-19T19:50:11+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.aae.org\/specialty\/aae-advocates-for-fair-insurance-practices-to-protect-patient-access-to-care\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.aae.org\/specialty\/aae-advocates-for-fair-insurance-practices-to-protect-patient-access-to-care\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.aae.org\/specialty\/aae-advocates-for-fair-insurance-practices-to-protect-patient-access-to-care\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.aae.org\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Specialty","item":"https:\/\/www.aae.org\/specialty\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"AAE Advocates for Fair Insurance Practices to Protect Patient Access to Care\u00a0"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.aae.org\/specialty\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.aae.org\/specialty\/","name":"American Association of Endodontists","description":"Shaping the Future of Endodontic","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.aae.org\/specialty\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.aae.org\/specialty\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.aae.org\/specialty\/#organization","name":"American Association of Endodontists","url":"https:\/\/www.aae.org\/specialty\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.aae.org\/specialty\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.aae.org\/specialty\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/04\/aae_share_specialty.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.aae.org\/specialty\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/04\/aae_share_specialty.jpg","width":1200,"height":628,"caption":"American Association of Endodontists"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.aae.org\/specialty\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/endodontists","https:\/\/x.com\/savingyourteeth","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/american-association-of-endodontists","http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/rootcanalspecialists"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.aae.org\/specialty\/#\/schema\/person\/db2d09ae5a4e55e3f493d0bdb744a5fa","name":"Elisabeth Lisican","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.aae.org\/specialty\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/cdc994f7f54ddf5ed09a1ff3c00eae24d430edb72075ecf3f460d82ce40f4f3f?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/cdc994f7f54ddf5ed09a1ff3c00eae24d430edb72075ecf3f460d82ce40f4f3f?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Elisabeth Lisican"}}]}},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aae.org\/specialty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30307","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aae.org\/specialty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aae.org\/specialty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aae.org\/specialty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aae.org\/specialty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30307"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.aae.org\/specialty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30307\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30308,"href":"https:\/\/www.aae.org\/specialty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30307\/revisions\/30308"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aae.org\/specialty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30307"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aae.org\/specialty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30307"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aae.org\/specialty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30307"},{"taxonomy":"feature","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aae.org\/specialty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/feature?post=30307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}