Revenue Cycle Management

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

The U.S. House of Representatives voted 217-215 to adopt its budget plan Feb. 25, which is predicted to lead to drastic Medicaid cuts, NBC News reported. 

A bill has been introduced in the House of Representative that aims to lower the cost of dental care.

Alabama dentists have asked legislators to provide emergency funding as they lose money on Medicaid services, al.com reported Feb. 25. 

The American Dental Association is urging CMS to strengthen dental Medicare Advantage protections, including increased oversight of supplemental dental benefits, according to a Feb. 21 news release from the ADA. 

An article from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health outlined the shortfalls of public dental insurance and offered potential improvements.

The California Dental Association has sponsored multiple bills related to assignment of benefits, network adequacy and virtual credit cards, according to a Feb. 20 news release from the CDA. 

Some dental practice owners and DSO executives are concerned with the possibility of cuts to the federal Medicaid budget, which they say could threaten dental care accessibility, practice revenue and the workforce.

Here are six updates regarding Medicaid and Medicare for dentists to know:

A budget resolution passed by the GOP-led House Budget Committee sets the stage for cuts to several safety net programs, including Medicaid.