Dental‑insurance reforms debated: ballot initiative fixes, network leasing, provider contract protections and public‑health hygienist reimbursement The committee heard competing testimony on a package of dental bills: technical fixes to 2022’s Chapter 176X loss‑ratio law (H12‑62 / S6‑76), transparency and network‑leasing rules (H13‑06 / S6‑96), provider contract protections (H12‑92), exclusion of dentistry from Patients First (H12‑91), and reimbursement for public‑health dental hygienists (H11

Massachusetts is at a crossroads in dental insurance reform, with stakeholders fiercely debating the future of provider protections and patient care.

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