Patterson Dental and Vyne Dental teamed up to expedite insurance claims from dental practices following the February cyberattack on Optum's Change Healthcare.
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Dental software company Henry Schein One has begun processing claims with a new clearinghouse after a cyberattack on a third-party vendor affected its ability to process insurance claims.
Change Healthcare, a large healthcare technology company, suffered a cyberattack Feb. 21, which is having a trickle-down effect on dental organizations.
Sixty-five percent of dental patients at private dental practices are covered by private insurance, compared to 20% of patients at dental school clinics, according to a new report from the American Dental Education Association.
Dental loss ratios are picking up steam across the U.S. as states introduce legislation and dental organizations press federal agencies to create ratios for dental plans.
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Lawmakers in Rhode Island reintroduced the Fair Share for Dental Care Act to improve dental insurance transparency.
A bill has been introduced in the California Senate to diminish the "predatory" practices of dental plans and virtual credit card companies toward dentists.
Dental offices in California had a total economic impact of $69.28 billion in 2022, the highest of any state, according to data from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.
Dentists in the U.S. had an average total economic impact of $2.36 million in 2022, according to data from the American Dental Association.
A bill introduced to the Illinois House of Representatives Feb. 6 would add provisions to the Illinois Dental Practice Act related to third-party financing, JD Supra reported Feb. 14.