Support for Federal Medicaid Reform As Congress moves toward making significant changes to the federal Medicaid program, Congressman Riley Moore of West Virginia expressed support. Moore said the changes being considered maintain services for those who need the health...
Disappointingly, WV Medicaid did not have an answer for the WVDA’s request to strategically increase a series of Medicaid fees. The WVDA request was made in January and remains on the Medicaid Commissioner’s desk. The fees include dentures, partials, orthodontia,...
Dental Loss Ratio Legislation in 2025 In 2025, the momentum around dental loss ratio (DLR) legislation continues to build. As of now: 23 states filed DLR legislation in 2023 14 states have introduced legislation in 2025 North Dakota is the latest state to pass such...
Reserve Your Room for the WVDA Annual Meeting The WVDA Room Block for the July Annual Meeting at The Greenbrier will close on June 15th. Availability is limited—some nights have fewer than 20 rooms remaining. Please don’t delay registration and booking. Why Attend? A...
Continuing Education Opportunity The WV Area Health Education Center is offering Continuing Education (CE) focused on pain management and opioids. For more information, please check out their flyer here: Pain Management CE Flyer [pdf-embedder...
Background A dentist in Kansas filed on March 31 a U.S. antitrust lawsuit against multiple insurers, accusing them of operating a price‑fixing conspiracy to suppress out‑of‑network payments to dental providers. Defendants Zelis Healthcare UnitedHealth Group Elevance...
You Did It! This afternoon, the House Government Organization Committee voted to include the clinical hand-skills amendment into the Governor’s Universal Licensing Bill SB 458. But it was not unanimous. Special Thanks Please thank Dr. Bill Klenk, President of the WV...
As you have heard me say before, “If your profession doesn’t take part in politics, politics will take your profession apart!” The WVDA is grateful for all the legislative engagement and support our members provided over the past 60 days! Legislation of Interest to...
We did it! Today the Senate accepted the amended SB 458 - Governor’s Universal Licensing Bill, preserving the requirement for passage of a clinical hand skill exam (ADEX) prior to licensing dentists and hygienists in West Virginia. Hallie has spoken directly with...