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So What Happened to the Dental Insurance Transparency Bill?

So What Happened to the Dental Insurance Transparency Bill?

The WVDA's HB 4810 - Dental Insurance Transparency sought to set a floor of 85% for dental loss ratios, as well as virtual credit card and network leasing regulations. Although the bill did not pass this session, significant progress was made in advancing the...

Morrisey signs youth smoking prevention bill into law

Morrisey signs youth smoking prevention bill into law

Gov. Patrick Morrisey has signed into law a bill that will allocate a portion of the state’s settlement with e-cigarette company Juul to anti-smoking and vaping programs in the state. Morrisey signed House Bill 5691, which will allocate $2.9 million from the state’s...

WVDA Helps Secure $5 million for WVU School of Dentistry

WVDA Helps Secure $5 million for WVU School of Dentistry

Thanks to WVDA members’ visibility on Dentistry Day at the Legislature in January, a $5 million appropriation for the WVU School of Dentistry was included in a larger bill for higher education! House Bill 5682 was signed by the Governor last week. THIS is why the WVDA...

House Passes $2.9 Million for Tobacco Prevention/Cessation

House Passes $2.9 Million for Tobacco Prevention/Cessation

On Wednesday, the WV House of Delegates passed HB 5691, which appropriates $2.9 million from the JUUL Labs legal settlement to the WV Department of Health for tobacco prevention efforts. PLEASE call your Senator and ask them to support HB 5691!  Why?  West Virginia...

Is Your Dental Practice a Cyber Target?

Is Your Dental Practice a Cyber Target? The answer, increasingly, is yes! Here's what you need to know. Healthcare is now the most attacked sector in the U.S. for cybercrime, and dental practices are a growing target. Your patient files contain a uniquely valuable...

Governor Signs Medicaid Credentialling Bill into Law

Governor Signs Medicaid Credentialling Bill into Law

Governor Morrisey signed HB 4335 - Medicaid Credentialling into law.  The WVDA supported the passage of this bill. HB 4335 streamlines provide enrollment and credentialing processes for all Medicaid payers to allow providers to begin seeing patients faster and reduce...