Principal Financial Group is set to acquire Beam Benefits, a provider of dental benefits that serves more than 25,000 small businesses. Beam Benefits generated about $175 million in premiums in 2025, offering dental, vision and ancillary benefits, according to a…
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Massachusetts legislators have sent Gov. Maura Healey a new budget that includes a higher cap on Medicaid dental services than previously proposed, WBUR reported July 1. Five notes: 1. Earlier this year, Gov. Healey proposed implementing a $1,000 annual cap…
Nevada has expanded its dental coverage for adult Medicaid recipients, 2 News Nevada reported July 1. The expansion gives more than 374,500 patients coverage for preventative and diagnostic services for the first time, including cleanings, fillings and exams. Adult recipients…
A Washington dentist recently filed a proposed class-action lawsuit accusing Delta Dental of Washington of violating antitrust laws. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. Court documents list Jeffrey Henneberg, DDS, as…
California’s 2026-27 state budget preserves Medi-Cal dental funding for another year, delaying $1 billion in proposed cuts until July 1, 2027. Five notes:
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Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee recently signed two pieces of legislation that expand reimbursement options for services provided by public health dental hygienists. Hygienists who provide services in public health settings were previously only allowed to be reimbursed from Medicaid…
New Colorado legislation that caps dental benefits and cuts reimbursement rates will go into effect July 1. Four notes for dentists: 1. Colorado’s $46.8 billion state budget bill, signed in May, caps adult dental benefits at $3,000. It also cuts…
Wyssta Services, which operates an online portal for certain Delta Dental plan members, has agreed to pay nearly $12.7 million to settle allegations that it installed advertising and analytics tracking technologies without users’ knowledge or consent. The lawsuit, Feeler v.…
The Illinois Legislature recently passed a bill that prohibits certain reimbursement practices from dental insurance companies. HB 4464 bans insurers, dental service plan corporations and contracted vendors from requiring providers to only accept payments by credit card or electronic funds…
MCNA Dental has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit stemming from a 2023 LockBit ransomware attack that affected nearly 9 million people. The LockBit group gained access to MCNA’s network Feb. 22, 2023, and maintained access through March 7, 2023.…