ADA Director of Medicaid and Medicare Programs Ian Hedges and CMS Chief Dental Officer Dr. Natalia Chalmers answer many questions and explain the minutiae of the CMS regulations for dentists who accept public or commercial insurance.
Recorded August 12, 2024 - 59 minutes
This webinar discusses the following changes to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regulations and their impact on dentists:
- The March 2024 change that allows states to classify adult dental care as an essential health benefit for qualified health plans sold on the individual/small group marketplace exchanges beginning in 2027.
- The April 2024 revised standards for access in Medicaid Managed Care Organizations (MCOS) and Medicaid Fee for Service (FFS) Programs.
- The 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rules, which detail how CMS plans to further carry out the limited medically-necessary dental benefit in 2025.