From new bills to an acquisition, here are five dental payer stories Becker's has reported on since May 25:
1. Delta Dental companies across the country invested $106 million in communities in 2021, according to the Delta Dental Institute's 2021 "Community Impact Report."
2. The industry average level of overall satisfaction regarding dental plans dropped 1.8 percent from 2021, according to the J.D. Power 2022 U.S. Dental Plan Satisfaction Study.
3. In response to two reform bills signed by Gov. Kevin Stitt, some dentists in Oklahoma have stopped accepting SoonerCare, the state's Medicaid program.
4. Sun Life Financial, a global financial services firm, completed its acquisition of DentaQuest.
5. The New Hampshire Legislature passed a bill to bring diagnostic and preventive dental coverage to adult Medicaid patients, an estimated 85,000 people.