Revenue Cycle Management

The Kentucky House of Representatives passed a bill that would require dental insurers honor patients’ written assignment of benefits, according to a March 12 report from CKNJ.  House Bill 210 ensures that payment for dental services goes directly to the…

Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Lloyd Doggett introduced bicameral legislation to expand access to dental, hearing and vision care under Medicare. More than 26 million Medicare beneficiaries have no dental coverage, according to a March 11 news release. The Medicare…

Dental practices could see significant revenue losses if Medicaid funding is cut, according to a March 11 report from the Urban Institute and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed its budget blueprint for Fiscal Year…

State legislators and dental organizations are pushing for increased dental coverage and workforce support for Medicaid programs.  Here are five updates to know: 1. A bill proposed in the Florida Senate would expand dental services for Medicaid recipients and raise…

Here are four recent updates related to medical loss ratios for dental insurers:

A group of dental professionals in Nebraska held a press conference March 5 to voice their support for a bill that would establish a medical loss ratio for dental insurers in the state, KSNB reported. 

A bill proposed in the Florida Senate would expand dental services for Medicaid recipients and raise reimbursement rates for dentists, according to a March 3 report from Florida Politics.

Lawmakers in North Carolina are pushing to increase Medicaid reimbursement rates for dentists, according to a Feb. 28 report from NC Health News.

Renaissance Life & Health Insurance Company of America is expanding access to dental insurance through new partnerships and product offerings.

Insufficient Medicaid reimbursement rates are leading community health centers in Connecticut to scale back or completely eliminate dental services, newstimes reported Feb. 25.