The House Banking and Insurance Committee will hold a public hearing on Tuesday on House Bill 5108 - Funding the Tobacco Cessation Initiative. Also known as the "Rainy Day B Bill," this legislation would transfer $5 million/year of interest from the Rainy Day B Fund...
The WV Legislature's House Health Committee will hold a public hearing on HB 5661 - Increasing Medicaid Dental Fees on Monday afternoon. The bill would increase fees 20% beginning January 1, 2028. A companion bill in the Senate that would do the same was also...
Your WVDA was successful in having House Bill 5661 - Increasing Medicaid dental provider reimbursement rates on Tuesday! Provider rates are dictated by Medicaid's State Plan on file with the Center for Medicaid Services in DC. However, the WVDA has been frustrated...
Hallie was notified there is not enough interest in the House Health Committee to pass WVDA's Dental Insurance Transparency bill, HB 4810. Big Insurance is a tough industry to fight. According to OpenSecrets data, the industry that contributes the most overall to US...
The WVDA's Dental Insurance Transparency Bill (More for Your Smile) is still with the House Health Committee. The Chairman has committed to meet with his committee on Monday and decide how to move forward with the bill. Please reach out again to your House Health...
Last night, the House Health Committee held a public hearing on HB 4810 - Dental Insurance Transparency Bill. Attempting to kill the bill, Big Dental Insurance worked with Delegate Walter Hall to convince the rest of the committee "there is no need for a bill, the...
The More For Your Smile Bill, House Bill 4810, will receive a hearing in the House Health Committee TOMORROW, January 29th! Please contact your legislator who sits on the committee and ask them to support HB 4810! Note - the delegates in green sponsored our bill. The...
House Bill 4810 is the WVDA Dental Insurance Transparency Act The same bill recently introduced in the Senate, SB 548, now has a companion bill in the House. House Bill 4810 was introduced today and was referred to both the House Health Committee and the House...
First Win of 2026 Legislative Session The WV Office of the Insurance Commissioner has published Dental Loss Ratio information by provider on the Offices of the Insurance Commissioner (OIC) Health Insurance Information website. The information is on the bottom of the...