A law to regulate dental payer spending in Massachusetts was recently signed into law after being approved by voters in November, ABC affiliate WCVB reported Dec. 8.
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Eighty-three percent of dentists indicated they support requiring dental plans in their state to spend a percentage of premiums they collect on dental care for subscribers, according to a poll by the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.
The Sacramento Kings have formed a multiyear partnership with Delta Dental of California to promote oral health throughout the region.
A filing mix-up between a Chicago woman's dental practice and her insurance company cost her $11,000, CBS Chicago reported Dec. 5.
Revere Partners, the only oral health-focused venture capital fund, has partnered with the Seattle Study Club and the Workman School of Dental Medicine at High Point (N.C.) University.
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CMS recently established a payment code for dental surgeries performed in hospital operating rooms.
Revere Partners, the only oral health-focused venture capital fund, is investing more than $10 million in fintech for the dental industry.
Here are nine dental payer updates Becker's has reported on since Oct. 18:
Massachusetts voters recently greenlighted a first-of-its-kind initiative to reform dental insurer spending.
From acquisitions to dental benefit expansions, here are six notable payer moves that have taken place this year: