May 3, 2021
Dental Medicaid
WSDA is committed to keeping our members up to date on the latest news and information involving Washington state's Dental Medicaid program.
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Latest Medicaid News
Apr 26, 2021
Apr 26, 2021
Increased Adult Dental Medicaid Provider Rates
The Legislature reached an agreement on the $59 billion operating budget for the 2021-23 biennium which includes increased provider reimbursement rates for the adult dental Medicaid program.
Apr 22, 2021
Mar 24, 2021
New Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) Rule Effective Oct. 1, 2021
Starting Oct. 1, 2021, Medicaid providers must check the PMP no more than 10 days prior to prescribing any controlled medication for an Apple Health patient.
Medicaid Transition to Managed Care Cancelled
The 2019 Legislature has directed the Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) to continue to administer the dental Medicaid program through fee-for-service. The HCA may not proceed with a carved-out or carved-in managed care dental option at this time.
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