Pennsylvania State Senate Democratic leader Jay Costa announced plans to reintroduce a bill that would restore dental care coverage for Medicare beneficiaries.
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The American Dental Association submitted comments on the proposed Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2026, according to a Nov. 15 news release from the ADA.
Nonprofit health plan CareSource launched an enhanced benefits package, including dental benefits, for its dual eligible special needs plan, according to a Nov. 11 news release from the company.
A study published in The Journal of the American Dental Association put forward prospective plans for Medicare to add an adult dental benefit.
More than one-third of dentists have dropped out of at least one insurance network so far this year, according to the American Dental Association.
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The global dental insurance market size is projected to hit $333.92 billion in 2032.
The Illinois legislature recently passed a bill that would ban dental insurers from denying coverage for procedures they've previously authorized.
Proposition 35 was approved by California voters Nov. 5th to boost funding for dental and other healthcare services.
The Medi-Cal Dental program has created online care coordination to make dental care more accessible in California, according to a Nov. 5 news release from the California Dental Association.
Here are dental Medicaid updates to know across five states, as reported by Becker's since Oct. 1: