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Best practices and benchmarks for dental RCM — 5 takeaways
In an interactive session at Becker's Future of Dentistry Roundtable, Paul Bernard, CEO of InsideDesk, shared insights on innovation in revenue cycle management, drawing on his own experiences operating scaled RCM services and working extensively with DSOs and dental practices.
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California dental benefits company suffers data breach
Long Beach, Calif.-based Dental Health Services suffered an email data breach affecting 4,562 members.
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New Hampshire seeks to recruit more Medicaid dental providers: 8 notes
New Hampshire is currently trying to entice more dental providers to treat Medicaid patients, the New Hampshire Bulletin reported July 11.
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Rhode Island, Louisiana pass dental loss ratio bills
Lawmakers in Rhode Island and Louisiana passed legislation to hold dental insurance companies more accountable through dental loss ratio bills.
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CMS proposes expanding dental services eligible for fee-for-service Medicare payments
CMS released several proposals July 10 related to Medicare payments and claims submissions for dental services.
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Nearly 27% of dentists may drop insurance networks in 2024: Report
About 27% of dentists may drop insurance networks this year, according to a new report from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.
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Aflac partners with Skygen to improve dental coverage
Aflac's dental and vision divisions partnered with Skygen, a dental and vision benefits technology company, to add automation to Aflac's claims and billing processes.
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7 states updating Medicaid dental policies
A handful of states have recently implemented changes to their Medicaid dental programs, including expanding Medicaid programs and increasing dental benefit limits.
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Nearly 24M people disenrolled from Medicaid: 9 notes for dentists
About 23.8 million people have been disenrolled from Medicaid as of June 28, according to data from KFF.
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Dental insurance legislation misses the mark for many dentists
There have been a number of dental insurance and benefit bills passed throughout the first six months of 2024, including claims reviews and more protections for dentists.
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California dentists still facing challenges from Change Healthcare cyberattack
Some Medi-Cal Dental providers are still working through processing times and unpaid claims issues stemming from the Change Healthcare cyberattack in February.
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'Extremely frustrating': Dental leaders concerned for impact of Medicaid disenrollments
Dental leaders are growing increasingly concerned about the impact the Medicaid redetermination process could have on patient care and accessibility.
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Dental RCM company receives $9M investment
Los Angeles-based Zuub, a dental revenue cycle management automation company, secured $9 million in a series A round of fundraising.
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The top-ranked dental insurers across 7 categories
Delta Dental was named the best overall dental insurance company in June 2024, according to Investopedia.
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California Dental Association to appeal decision in lawsuit against Delta Dental of California: 4 notes
The California Dental Association plans to appeal a recent decision in its lawsuit against Delta Dental of California.
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9 states enacting dental benefit laws
Nine states have implemented new dental benefit laws, tackling issues including assignment of benefits, claims review transparency and medical loss ratios.
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Guardian becomes 1st dental insurer to offer tobacco cessation program
Guardian has become the first dental insurer to offer a tobacco cessation program through its partnership with Pelago, a virtual clinic for substance use management.
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ADA petitions Supreme Court on insurance reform
The American Dental Association filed an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court asking justices to review a decision related to the broad application of ERISA preemption of state statutes concerning self-funded healthcare plans.
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Pennsylvania benefits provider to expand dental coverage
The Pennsylvania Employee Benefit Trust Fund is expanding dental network coverage and introducing additional benefits for its members.
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22.8M people now disenrolled from Medicaid: 10 notes for dentists
About 22.8 million people have been disenrolled from Medicaid as of June 4, according to data from KFF.
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