Revenue Cycle Management

Many dentists throughout Iowa are choosing not to treat patients on Medicaid because of low Medicaid reimbursement rates, according to an Oct. 2 report by Iowa Public Radio.

Here are four legislation updates concerning the dental insurance industry that Becker's has reported on since Aug. 4:

Humana released its 2024 Medicare Advantage plans, 100 percent of which include dental coverage. 

Twenty-one percent of dental practices have billed medical insurance to cover dental procedures for their patients, according to a poll from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.

Giving peace of mind is the top benefit of dental insurance for patients, according to a report from Delta Dental Plans Association.

Ninety percent of Americans who have visited a dental professional in the last year reported being satisfied with their insurance, according to a recent AHIP survey.

Discussions around medical loss ratios for dental insurers have picked up since Massachusetts pioneered this initiative last year. 

Delta Dental of California was recently affected by a data breach on the MOVEit file transfer software.

A healthcare coalition recently filed a ballot measure for the November 2024 election that would permanently expand funding for California’s Medi-Cal program.

Sen. Maggie Hassan and Sen. Roger Marshall introduced legislation that would provide more affordable dental care options in states that do not have a state-run health insurance marketplace.