Here are four states where dentists and other stakeholders are advocating for increased Medicaid reimbursements and improved coverage:
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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.
Cigna partnered with Paytient to provide health plan members with another payment option for out-of-pocket dental care.
Lawmakers in Pennsylvania are continuing efforts to restore the state's adult Medicaid services after they were eliminated over a decade ago, Spotlight PA reported Sept. 13.
The American Dental Association formally submitted comments to CMS on the proposed physician fee schedule for 2025.
Clinicians examining claims at Delta Dental of Michigan affirmed that NovoDynamics' artificial intelligence program accurately identifies dental claims for review.