Revenue Cycle Management

Humana and USAA are expanding their co-branded Medicare plans for 2024, including dental coverage.

A survey conducted by the Virginia Dental Association Foundation found that 79% of Virginia residents on Medicaid have struggled to find a dentist that accepts Medicaid, according to an Oct. 18 report by Bristol Herald Courier.

At least 8,696,000 people have been disenrolled from Medicaid as of Oct. 11, according to data from KFF.

Plan Forward, a dental finance technology company, raised $2 million in seed B financing.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation designed to improve requirements and transparency for dental plans. 

Fifty-eight percent of consumers believe that dental insurance is not affordable, and 75 percent of those without insurance feel it is too expensive, according to a study from Synchrony. 

Here are six stories by Becker's covering Medicaid updates that have taken place since Aug. 11: 

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.