Here are three key updates on Medicaid and Medicare for dentists to know:
1. A group of 13 Republican lawmakers sent a letter to Congressional leaders in April opposing cuts to Medicaid funding.
2. Arkansas enacted a law April 14 that requires Medicaid to reimburse dental schools and academic medical centers for services provided to individuals with high complexity oral healthcare.
3. A growing number of dentists in Kentucky are pulling out of the state’s Medicaid program due to low reimbursement rates.
