A judge ruled that the California Dental Association and individual dentist-plaintiffs could continue to pursue their claims against Delta Dental of California. 

Humana and USAA are expanding their co-branded Medicare plans for 2024, including dental coverage.

A survey conducted by the Virginia Dental Association Foundation found that 79% of Virginia residents on Medicaid have struggled to find a dentist that accepts Medicaid, according to an Oct. 18 report by Bristol Herald Courier.

At least 8,696,000 people have been disenrolled from Medicaid as of Oct. 11, according to data from KFF.

Plan Forward, a dental finance technology company, raised $2 million in seed B financing.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation designed to improve requirements and transparency for dental plans. 

Fifty-eight percent of consumers believe that dental insurance is not affordable, and 75 percent of those without insurance feel it is too expensive, according to a study from Synchrony. 

Here are six stories by Becker's covering Medicaid updates that have taken place since Aug. 11: 

Many dentists throughout Iowa are choosing not to treat patients on Medicaid because of low Medicaid reimbursement rates, according to an Oct. 2 report by Iowa Public Radio.

Here are four legislation updates concerning the dental insurance industry that Becker's has reported on since Aug. 4:

Humana released its 2024 Medicare Advantage plans, 100 percent of which include dental coverage. 

Twenty-one percent of dental practices have billed medical insurance to cover dental procedures for their patients, according to a poll from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.

Giving peace of mind is the top benefit of dental insurance for patients, according to a report from Delta Dental Plans Association.

Ninety percent of Americans who have visited a dental professional in the last year reported being satisfied with their insurance, according to a recent AHIP survey.

Discussions around medical loss ratios for dental insurers have picked up since Massachusetts pioneered this initiative last year. 

Delta Dental of California was recently affected by a data breach on the MOVEit file transfer software.

A healthcare coalition recently filed a ballot measure for the November 2024 election that would permanently expand funding for California’s Medi-Cal program.

Sen. Maggie Hassan and Sen. Roger Marshall introduced legislation that would provide more affordable dental care options in states that do not have a state-run health insurance marketplace. 

ICoreConnect has acquired the assets of Preferred Dental Services, a dental billing, claims and insurance management company. 

More than 68 million adults in the U.S. do not have dental insurance, but that number could rise to 91.4 million by the end of 2023.