ARCHIVED  January 1, 1997

Delta sinks teeth into market

The state’s largest nonprofit dental-insurance carrier has expanded its presence in Northern Colorado this year by taking over coverage of city employees for both Fort Collins and Loveland.

Delta Dental Plan will provide dental coverage to the approximately 1,700 city employees in Fort Collins and about 600 city employees in Loveland, a company spokesman said.

Both cities have selected the Delta Preferred Option plan, which operates much like a preferred provider organization. Under the plan, dentists with private practices agree to accept a reduced fee to treat Delta members.

Dennis Phillips, vice president of marketing in Delta’s Denver office, said about 10 dentists…

Christopher Wood
Christopher Wood is editor and publisher of BizWest, a regional business journal covering Boulder, Broomfield, Larimer and Weld counties. Wood co-founded the Northern Colorado Business Report in 1995 and served as publisher of the Boulder County Business Report until the two publications were merged to form BizWest in 2014. From 1990 to 1995, Wood served as reporter and managing editor of the Denver Business Journal. He is a Marine Corps veteran and a graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder. He has won numerous awards from the Colorado Press Association, Society of Professional Journalists and the Alliance of Area Business Publishers.
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