Here are four recent CMS updates affecting the dental industry: 1. CMS launched its Office of Rural Health Transformation to strengthen rural health systems and expand access to care. The launch also came with $50 billion in funding distributed among…
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Orange, Calif.-based Western Dental is urging California legislators to protect Medi-Cal dental funding in the state’s 2026-2027 budget. Five notes: 1. Proposition 56, passed in 2016, directs revenue from a tobacco tax to increase access to care for individuals who…
North Carolina Governor Josh Stein has directed the state health department to restore Medicaid reimbursement rates. Five notes: 1. The order will restore rates back to what they were as of Sept. 30, according to a Dec. 10 news release. …
ACA subsidies are at risk after House Speaker Mike Johnson recently announced he will not call a vote to extend them, but other House members have joined efforts to force a vote. Eight notes for dental leaders: 1. The ACA…
Reimbursement rates in most states fall below 50% of dentist charges and 60% of private insurance reimbursement, according to new data from the American Dental Association. The ADA recently released its “Dental Care in Medicaid Programs” report with updated information…
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Reimbursement rates in most states fall below 50% of dentist charges and 60% of private insurance reimbursement, according to new data from the American Dental Association. The ADA recently released its “Dental Care in Medicaid Programs” report with updated information…
Eighteen states have expanded their benefits since 2021, according to new data from the American Dental Association’s Health Policy Institute. The ADA recently released its “Dental Care in Medicaid Programs” report with updated information on dentist participation, dental care utilization,…
Nearly 284 million Americans receive dental benefits, according to the National Association of Dental Plans’ 2025 Dental Benefits Report. The NADP released its annual report Dec. 9 showcasing key trends in dental benefit plans and enrollment. Six notes from the…
Dentist participation in state Medicaid programs has not improved despite expansions in benefits over the years, according to new data from the American Dental Association’s Health Policy Institute. The ADA recently released its “Dental Care in Medicaid Programs” report with…
Dental benefits provider BeneCare Dental Plans is laying off 50 employees at its Worcester, Mass., office. The company submitted a WARN notice to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Dec. 2. The layoffs will take place from Jan. 31 to March 31,…