New Hampshire is currently trying to entice more dental providers to treat Medicaid patients, the New Hampshire Bulletin reported July 11.
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Lawmakers in Rhode Island and Louisiana passed legislation to hold dental insurance companies more accountable through dental loss ratio bills.
CMS released several proposals July 10 related to Medicare payments and claims submissions for dental services.
About 27% of dentists may drop insurance networks this year, according to a new report from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.
Aflac's dental and vision divisions partnered with Skygen, a dental and vision benefits technology company, to add automation to Aflac's claims and billing processes.
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A handful of states have recently implemented changes to their Medicaid dental programs, including expanding Medicaid programs and increasing dental benefit limits.
About 23.8 million people have been disenrolled from Medicaid as of June 28, according to data from KFF.
There have been a number of dental insurance and benefit bills passed throughout the first six months of 2024, including claims reviews and more protections for dentists.
Some Medi-Cal Dental providers are still working through processing times and unpaid claims issues stemming from the Change Healthcare cyberattack in February.
Dental leaders are growing increasingly concerned about the impact the Medicaid redetermination process could have on patient care and accessibility.