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Board approves 2026 dental rates amid public outcry over dentists leaving Delta network
Summary
The Health Service Board approved a set of 2026 dental rates and plan design adjustments after a session in which retirees and employee representatives criticized Delta Dental for provider terminations and low reimbursements. The vote passed 4–1.
The San Francisco Health Service Board on Thursday approved the recommended 2026 dental rates and administrative arrangements after public commenters and union representatives urged more action to address dentists leaving the primary Delta Dental network. The board vote to adopt the rates passed 4‑1. Commissioner Kremen cast the lone dissenting vote.
What the board approved: Mike Clark of Aon detailed the staff recommendation: maintain the active‑employee PPO administrative (ASO) fee at $4.82 per employee per month; apply a 12.4% increase to the self‑funded active PPO total cost rates for plan year 2026 driven primarily by a reduction in the prior rate stabilization buy‑down; extend coverage of first‑molar sealants for children through age 15; adopt a 2% premium increase for the fully insured retiree PPO plan; and keep the two HMO dental plans’ rates unchanged for 2026. Clark told the board the…
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