Revenue Cycle Management

About 20.3 million people have been disenrolled from Medicaid as of April 19, according to data from KFF.

While several states have recently increased reimbursements for dental services in the last few years, reimbursements still pose a major challenge for dental practices across the U.S.

Low reimbursements and workforce shortages are preventing more dentists in Wisconsin from treating Medicaid patients, Wisconsin Public Radio reported April 23. 

Here are six states that have increased reimbursement rates for dental services since 2021:

The Illinois House of Representatives recently passed a bill that would ban dental insurers from denying coverage for procedures they've previously authorized, WGEM reported April 17.

The National Council of Insurance Legislators' executive committee provided final approval for model legislation for a dental loss ratio.

The Nebraska legislature recently approved a bill that increases reimbursements for Medicaid dental services, the Unicameral Update reported April 12.

CMS issued a final rule April 2 that adds routine adult dental services as an essential health benefit under the Affordable Care Act.

Here are five headlines impacting Medicare and Medicaid in the dental space that Becker's has reported on since March 21:

The American Dental Association responded to CMS' request for information, aiming to improve data transparency and reporting for insurers.