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Cigna launches at-home oral health screenings for dental customers
Cigna Healthcare is making at-home oral health scans available to its dental customers at no cost.
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Guardian to reduce dental coverage in Massachusetts once medical loss ratio begins
Guardian informed about 1,500 small businesses in Massachusetts that it will not sell policies to companies with fewer than 25 employees once the state's medical loss ratio is implemented in January, the Boston Globe reported Aug. 11.
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Nebraska legislators continue push for higher dental Medicaid reimbursement rates
Nebraska legislators are working to raise Medicaid reimbursement rates for dentists again after a slight raise this year, the Flatwater Free Press reported Aug. 10.
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Low Medicaid reimbursements in Nebraska leave patients untreated: 7 notes
Low reimbursement rates are keeping Nebraska dentists from accepting more Medicaid patients, making it difficult for patients to access care, the Flatwater Free Press reported Aug. 10.
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Dental practice expenses are outpacing revenue
Dental practice expenses rose higher than revenue in 2022, according to data from the American Dental Association.
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Ameritas introduces lifetime deductible for group dental plans
Ameritas is now offering a lifetime deductible to new tailored group dental plans at no additional cost.
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California passes law bringing more clarity to dental benefit plans
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law to provide more clarity to dentists on what type of dental benefit plan they are dealing with.
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More than 25% of practices offer in-office dental plans
Twenty-six percent of dental practices have an in-office dental plan, according to a recent poll by the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.
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Medi-Cal launches campaign to promote children's oral health
Medi-Cal and the California Department of Health Care Services launched Sealants for a Healthy Smile, a campaign to promote the use of sealants as a preventive measure against tooth decay.
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6 proposals, bills changing the dental insurance industry
Here are six regulatory and legislative proposals, bills and acts impacting the dental insurance and benefits industry that Becker's has reported on since June 14:
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North Carolina nonprofit clinic anticipates influx of former Medicaid recipients
The North Carolina Association of Free and Charitable Clinics is expecting an increase in patients as individuals lose Medicaid benefits after the unwinding of pandemic rules.
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Delta Dental of California's legal counsel suffers data breach
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, which has served as legal counsel to Delta Dental of California, was hit with a cyberattack.
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CMS proposes additional dental codes for ASCs in 2024
CMS is considering adding new dental codes for ASCs and assigning codes to ambulatory payment classifications in its proposed 2024 hospital outpatient prospective payment system and ASC payment system rule.
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ADA requests more transparency in comments on proposed Medicaid rules
The American Dental Association has asked CMS for additional provider payment rate transparency on two proposed Medicaid rules.
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DentaQuest launches app to help Texas Medicaid patients manage benefits
DentaQuest has launched myDentaQuest in Texas, an app that allows Medicaid and CHIP members in Texas to manage DentaQuest benefits.
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At the forefront of innovation in RCM — Opportunities and challenges for DSOs
At Becker's The Future of Dentistry Roundtable in June, Paul Bernard, the CEO of InsideDesk, led a featured session focused on revenue cycle management in the dental industry. He shared his background in healthcare finance and billing, and discussed the importance of RCM as a business process that involves multiple players and complexities.
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Medicaid patients in New Hampshire can't get dental appointments after coverage expansion
More than three months after New Hampshire expanded dental coverage for adults on Medicaid, many patients are still unable to book a visit to the dentist, according to a July 5 report by the New Hampshire Bulletin.
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Delta Dental of Tennessee expands benefits for patients with special needs
Delta Dental of Tennessee will begin offering expanded benefits to patients with special needs Jan. 1, 2024.
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Bill to give dentists more control over insurance providers supported by ADA
The American Dental Association is voicing its support for the Dental and Optometric Care Access Act.
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Pennsylvania legislation introduces bill to restore medical assistance program
A bill to reinstate dental benefits under Pennsylvania's medical assistance program was introduced in the state House of Representatives.
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