Revenue Cycle Management

DentaQuest, a dental benefits provider, urged patients enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP to visit a dentist as states review enrollment to determine eligibility.

Revenue cycle management company Vyne Dental has acquired Simplifeye, a dental software company.

CMS released its 2024 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters Final Rule, which includes three key updates for stand-alone dental plans.

More than 14 million adults who are on Medicaid could lose their dental coverage resulting from the end of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency April 10, according to data from the CareQuest Institute for Oral Health.

Pennsylvania lawmakers decried the lack of dental benefits under the state's Medicaid program during a recent hearing, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported April 12.

A coalition of more than 150 oral health and advocacy groups wrote letters to U.S. House and Senate leaders urging them to support the Medicaid Dental Benefit Act, which would make comprehensive dental care a mandatory part of adult Medicaid…

The North Dakota Senate recently passed a bill to expand dental services under Medicaid, KFYR reported April 7.

Several states have worked to implement expanded dental benefits under Medicaid in the last few years to improve the oral health of residents and reduce visits to hospital emergency departments. 

The National Council on Disabilities recently released its second report focused on the oral healthcare needs of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

The American Dental Association is supporting legislation targeting noncovered services provisions in dental and vision insurance plans.