United Concordia Companies, Inc.

United Concordia Companies, Inc. is a dental insurance company based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. It is the sixth largest dental insurer in the United States. The company currently insures approximately 7.7 million Americans worldwide. While headquartered in Harrisburg, the corporation also operates additional regional offices in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Ohio, New York, California, Illinois, Missouri, Washington, Oregon, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Texas.

Company History

United Concordia was branched off as a wholly owned subsidiary of Highmark in 1992.

Provider Networks

United Concordia operates a National Fee-For-Service network with over 60,000 participating dentists nationwide. Much of this provider growth can be attributed to the demand for dental treatment in rural locations of the country, as needed by remote members of the military.

Large Contracts

In 1996, United Concordia was selected by the Department Of Defense to administer the TRICARE Dental Program (TDP). The TDP provides dental benefits to the families of ACTIVE Duty Service Members, as well as Selected Reservists and Individual Ready Reservists. United Concordia was subsequently renewed in 2001 and 2006 to continue administering the TDP contract by the Department of Defense. The current contract, which covers over 1.8 million members, expires on January 31, 2011.

In 2008, United Concordia was also selected by the Department of Defense to administer the Active Duty Dental Program (ADDP). The ADDP provides dental benefits to Active Duty Service Members and Remote Active Duty Service Personnel. This contract was formed due to the declining number of dentists available on military installations.

Commercial Business

United Concordia provides dental insurance benefits to