Vyne Dental, a dental revenue cycle management company, accelerated the onboarding of more than 10,000 new customers in three weeks following the Change Healthcare cyberattack.

A dental patient in North Carolina recently got help from a local news station after she was incorrectly charged for a dental implant, WRAL reported May 13.

Anthem and Guardian were recently ranked by Forbes as the best dental insurance companies of 2024.

Kleer and Membersy, two dental membership plans, have merged under Charlesbank Capital Partners.

The American Dental Association expressed backing for a bill that would prevent health plans from placing fees on dentists for electronic funds transfers.

Here are 15 fast facts to know about dental insurance in 2024: 

About 65% of adults currently have dental insurance, according to Delta Dental's 2024 State of America's Oral Health and Wellness report.

The Maryland Department of Health is set to study the feasibility of offering Medicaid reimbursements for oral health professionals who provide full or partial dental work, according to an April 29 report by Maryland Matters.

About 20.3 million people have been disenrolled from Medicaid as of April 19, according to data from KFF.

While several states have recently increased reimbursements for dental services in the last few years, reimbursements still pose a major challenge for dental practices across the U.S.

Low reimbursements and workforce shortages are preventing more dentists in Wisconsin from treating Medicaid patients, Wisconsin Public Radio reported April 23. 

Here are six states that have increased reimbursement rates for dental services since 2021:

The Illinois House of Representatives recently passed a bill that would ban dental insurers from denying coverage for procedures they've previously authorized, WGEM reported April 17.

The National Council of Insurance Legislators' executive committee provided final approval for model legislation for a dental loss ratio.

The Nebraska legislature recently approved a bill that increases reimbursements for Medicaid dental services, the Unicameral Update reported April 12.

CMS issued a final rule April 2 that adds routine adult dental services as an essential health benefit under the Affordable Care Act.

Here are five headlines impacting Medicare and Medicaid in the dental space that Becker's has reported on since March 21:

The American Dental Association responded to CMS' request for information, aiming to improve data transparency and reporting for insurers.

The global dental insurance market is projected to reach $198.08 billion by the end of 2024, growing from $182.68 billion in 2023.

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice signed a bill that expands the state's Medicaid dental coverage cap, according to a March 26 report by West Virginia Watch.