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All adults on Tennessee's Medicaid program, TennCare, are now eligible for dental benefits as of 2023, CBS affiliate WTVF reported Jan. 7.

Michigan has raised the reimbursement rates for dental procedures performed in outpatient hospitals and ASCs.

Dental billing company eAssist Dental Solutions, a subsidiary of medical and dental supplier Henry Schein, acquired a majority stake in Unitas PPO Solutions.

Several states could begin efforts to implement medical loss ratios for dental payers after Massachusetts signed its own into law in December. 

Dental spending was higher in 2021 than in pre-pandemic years, according to a Dec. 22 article on the American Dental Association website.

The California Dental Association has taken legal action against Delta Dental of California challenging the insurer's adjustments to its Premier and PPO provider agreements that went into effect Jan. 1, according to a Jan. 3 article on the CDA website.

Here are 10 dental payer updates Becker's has reported on since Nov. 16:

Medical technology company Vivos Therapeutics is partnering with Nexus Dental Systems to create a comprehensive medical billing service for the industry. 

Insurer Northeast Delta Dental will provide $6 million in funding over three years for dental student loan repayments.

Nevada State Sen. Heidi Seevers Gansert filed a bill that would require dental insurers in the state to spend premium dollars on patient dental care, NBC affiliate News4 reported Dec. 9.