Fewer dentists in Iowa are seeing Medicaid patients due to low reimbursements, Iowa Starting Line reported March 21. 

Healthcare technology platform Wellfit has expanded its network and services to 1,000 dental practices across the U.S.

The American Dental Association expressed its support for the passage of Dental and Optometric Care Access Act.

The American Dental Association is receiving criticism for creating model legislation for a dental loss ratio for the National Council of Insurance Legislators.

Here are four dentistry-related updates from payers that Becker's has covered since Dec. 13: 

The Florida Legislature passed two bills targeting predatory credit card payment processes and dental plan coverage.

Insurance and employee benefits company MetLife has launched a value-based dental care program. 

Here are five states that have passed or are considering legislation to expand dental coverage that Becker's has reported on so far in 2024:

Delta Dental Plans of California is laying off more than 130 employees in Rancho Cordova, Calif., according to a WARN report filed with the state.

The recent cyberattack on Optum's Change Healthcare has impacted many sectors of the healthcare industry, including dentistry. 

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of Treasury approved a waiver to expand New York's public health insurance plan.

Dental software company Carestream Dental has updated its claims processing to help customers during the ongoing effects of the Change Healthcare cyberattack. 

Patterson Dental and Vyne Dental teamed up to expedite insurance claims from dental practices following the February cyberattack on Optum's Change Healthcare.

Dental software company Henry Schein One has begun processing claims with a new clearinghouse after a cyberattack on a third-party vendor affected its ability to process insurance claims. 

Change Healthcare, a large healthcare technology company, suffered a cyberattack Feb. 21, which is having a trickle-down effect on dental organizations.

Sixty-five percent of dental patients at private dental practices are covered by private insurance, compared to 20% of patients at dental school clinics, according to a new report from the American Dental Education Association.

Dental loss ratios are picking up steam across the U.S. as states introduce legislation and dental organizations press federal agencies to create ratios for dental plans. 

Lawmakers in Rhode Island reintroduced the Fair Share for Dental Care Act to improve dental insurance transparency.

A bill has been introduced in the California Senate to diminish the "predatory" practices of dental plans and virtual credit card companies toward dentists.

Dental offices in California had a total economic impact of $69.28 billion in 2022, the highest of any state, according to data from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.