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Health insurance company Humana is expanding dental benefits for many Medicare Advantage enrollees in 2023.

Liberty Dental Plan will provide dental benefits to members in Kaiser Permanente's Mid-Atlantic region as part of a partnership between the two companies.

Health insurance company Humana is improving its 2023 dental benefits and increasing the number of dentists available to its Florida Medicare Advantage members.

Here are seven payer stories Becker's has reported on since Sept. 20:

Several dental organizations have worked to gather support for a November ballot initiative in Massachusetts that could establish a medical loss ratio for dental insurers.

The American Dental Association and its Dental Quality Alliance commended CMS for its proposed rule for Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance core set reporting.

Ameritas and Spirit Dental were ranked the highest by Forbes as the best dental insurance plans without waiting periods.

The American Association of Endodontists has joined other organizations supporting a November ballot initiative in Massachusetts that would ask voters if the state should establish a medical loss ratio for dental payers. 

DentaQuest, a dental benefits provider, and oral health advocacy group TeamSmile have launched a project to connect underserved children with long-term dental care resources and dental teams.

All 50 states and Washington, D.C., will offer dental coverage for Medicaid enrollees who are pregnant and postpartum through at least 60 days after pregnancy starting Oct. 1, CMS reported in a Sept. 22 news release.