Here are nine dental payer updates Becker's has reported on since Oct. 18:
1. Massachusetts voters greenlighted a first-of-its-kind initiative to reform dental insurer spending.
2. Delta Dental of New Jersey and VSP Vision Care partnered to launch DeltaVision, a benefits plan that includes vision coverage.
3. Archy, a dental payment and management platform, received $10 million from a recent funding round.
4. Veterans who do not qualify for the Oregon Health Plan can apply for a state-funded dental program as of Nov. 1.
5. CMS has expanded the dental services it will pay for as part of its finalized 2023 Physician Fee Schedule released Nov. 1.
6. DentaQuest and Advantage Dental Plus added four locations across three Florida counties.
7. Health insurance company Humana is expanding dental benefits for many Medicare Advantage enrollees in 2023.
8. Liberty Dental Plan will provide dental benefits to members in Kaiser Permanente's Mid-Atlantic region as part of a partnership between the two companies.
9. Humana is improving its 2023 dental benefits and increasing the number of dentists available to its Florida Medicare Advantage members.