Revenue Cycle Management

Here are 22 updates on dental Medicare and Medicaid that Becker's reported on in 2023:

National dental expenditures were $165 billion in 2022, a decrease of 6.3% compared to 2021, according to data from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.

Two Ohio legislators have introduced a bill that would prevent dental patients from being denied Medicaid coverage solely because of their age, the Statehouse News Bureau reported Dec. 26. 

The law firm Lynch Carpenter is investigating claims against Delta Dental of California related to a recent data breach, according to a Dec. 18 news release.  

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts is introducing expanded dental benefits for its members with mental health conditions.

DentaQuest, a dental benefits provider to more than 2 million members in Michigan, is creating new programs to improve access to care.

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives recently advanced a bill that would restore dental coverage under the state's Medicaid program.

Here are six updates on the dental insurance industry that Becker's has reported on since Nov. 13:

A proposed rule would allow states to include adult dental services as an essential health benefit under the Affordable Care Act.

More than 22% of adults in the U.S. between the ages of 19 and 64 did not have any kind of dental insurance in 2021, according to research from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.