Revenue Cycle Management

Here are six updates about Medicaid and Medicare since Jan. 23 that dentists should know:

The Nebraska legislature recently advanced a bill that would increase reimbursement for dental Medicaid services, The Unicameral Update reported Feb. 7. 

The House Committee on Energy and Commerce requested the Government Accountability Office to investigate the state of consolidation and vertical integration in the dental insurance industry.

Nearly 300 million Americans were enrolled in dental coverage in 2022, according to a new report from the National Association of Dental Plans. 

The National Council of Insurance Legislators, a group of state lawmakers focused on insurance law, adopted model legislation for a dental loss ratio, with language approved by the American Dental Association and National Association of Dental Plans.

The Georgia General Assembly is weighing a bill that would provide a tax break to dentists and doctors that move to rural areas of the state, according to a Jan. 28 report by Rome News-Tribune.

Dental societies in nine states have introduced legislation in 2024 to implement a dental loss ratio.

The Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry received a nearly $1 million grant to examine the effect Virginia's Medicaid dental policies have on access and use of care. 

Members of the Indiana Senate presented SB 132, which establishes accountability for dental insurers in the state.

The American Dental Association showed its support for the removal of a current prohibition of adult dental coverage proposed by CMS.