Group Market News
Published November 11, 2019
Great news! Your clients with a Premera dental plan will have even more access to in-network dentists starting January 1, 2020.
For the second year in a row, we’re expanding our dental network by adding 38 providers and 67 access points* in the state. This 11% increase in network size makes the Premera Choice dental network the largest in Alaska with a total of 369 providers.**
The following table shows additional provider numbers by borough. These new providers will be listed in the Find a Doctor tool on premera.com starting January 1, 2020. To help members plan appointments, we hope to have the tool updated earlier.
| Borough |
Additional providers |
| Anchorage Municipality |
42 |
| Fairbanks North Star |
6 |
| Juneau City |
2 |
| Kenai Peninsula |
2 |
| Kodiak Island |
6 |
| Matanuska-Susitna |
5 |
| Nome |
1 |
| Petersburg Census Area |
1 |
| Southeast Fairbanks |
1 |
| Valdez-Cordova Census Area |
1 |
| Alaska Total |
67 |
Take action today
Tell your clients that the size of the Premera dental network has increased for the second year in a row.
You’ll find details about Premera dental plans and the advantages of bundling Premera dental with medical in the following resources:
- 2020 Health Plan Guide (100+ employees): Dental plan information begins on page 25.
- 2020 Premera Preferred Choice (51-99 employees): Dental plan information begins on page 11.
- 2020 Health Plan Guide (1-50 employees): Dental plan information begins on page 30.
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*What’s the difference between the number of providers and the number of access points? Many dentists have multiple locations. This results in additional access points to members.
**Source: Network Comparison Report, November 4, 2019, Zelis Network360®