Written by Shelley DeGroff, Founder & CEO of PPO Advisors Last Updated: July 16, 2026 The dental credentialing timeline runs anywhere from 30 days to 9 months, depending on how you contract with each carrier. Direct contracts are the fastest at 30-60 days. Credentialing through a third-party administrator (TPA) is the slowest and can take ...
Written by Shelley DeGroff, Founder & CEO of PPO Advisors Last Updated: July 16, 2026 Network blocking is when an insurance carrier refuses to load a provider into its network, even though the carrier appears on the payor list of a TPA or shared network agreement the provider signed. The carrier always has the final ...
Written by Shelley DeGroff, Founder & CEO of PPO Advisors Last Updated: June 4, 2026 A new network leasing agreement is rarely the whole story — and Cigna just proved it by announcing two on the same day. Both take effect August 1, 2026: one with Guardian’s DentalGuard Preferred, the other with Principal. If you’re ...