Revenue Cycle Management

General practice dentists saw a 17.9 percent drop in net income in 2020 compared to 2019, according to an analysis from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.

Here are six updates on Medicaid and Medicare dental coverage to know:

Subsidiaries of dental insurance company Delta Dental have made a number of moves last month, including new partnerships, leadership appointments and funding initiatives.

Federal officials are trying to accelerate the adoption of dental benefits under Medicare after CMS officials projected that it could take three to five years to implement, The Washington Post reported Sept. 1.

U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., introduced legislation that would provide Medicare beneficiaries additional dental coverage for certain conditions and procedures.

The American Dental Association's Council on Dental Benefits Programs is creating a task force dedicated to enhancing its Code on Dental Procedures and Nomenclature.

Delta Dental of Arizona is giving $100,000 to Pacific Dental Services Foundation Dentists for Special Needs, a sensory-integrated nonprofit dental practice in Phoenix, reports The Glendale Star.

Covered California, the state's insurance marketplace, will decrease its rates for dental coverage by 1 percent in 2022.

Delta Dental of Arizona recently appointed Michael Jones president and CEO.

The Delta Dental Institute is funding oral health research at three dental schools to examine solutions that will improve oral healthcare and overall well-being in the U.S.