Revenue Cycle Management

Here are seven updates on Medicaid in dentistry that Becker's has reported on since Sept. 13:

The "Live Healthy" legislative package in Florida went into effect Oct. 1, which allocates more than $30 million to raise Medicaid reimbursements for dentists, according to an Oct. 1 news release. 

Put People First! PA recently held a rally calling on legislators to restore adult dental benefits under Medicaid, WHTM reported Sept. 30. 

The Biden-Harris administration has released guidance for coverage requirements in place for children and youth under Medicaid and CHIP. 

Here are four states where dentists and other stakeholders are advocating for increased Medicaid reimbursements and improved coverage:

The California Department of Health Care Services has chosen Health Net Community Solutions to provide managed dental healthcare services to Medi-Cal beneficiaries in Los Angeles and Sacramento counties.

Members of the Louisiana House Joint Budget Committee scrutinized the Department of Health over insufficient dental insurance coverage at a hearing, according to a Sept. 20 report by The Center Square.

The widening gap between Medicaid reimbursement rates and the real cost of providing dental care in North Carolina has reached its boiling point, according to a Sept. 19 report by Public News Service.

Here are five states that have recently passed new laws affecting dental insurers:

Value-based care in dentistry is often discussed, but there is no standard definition of what it looks like in the industry, according to a Sept. 17 report by HealthScape.