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What Q1 Earnings From The Big Health Payers Are Telling Your Dental Group
Most dental group operators don’t read insurance-company earnings calls, and fair enough — you’ve got providers to hire, locations to open, and claims to chase. But the public healthcare companies just finished reporting their first quarter of 2026, and read together,…
Network Leasing Is Reshaping Your Payer Participation. Cigna Announces 2 New Leased Partners
If you’ve been paying attention to the dental payer landscape over the last 12 months, a pattern is hard to miss. Network leasing arrangements — where one carrier gains access to another carrier’s provider network — are becoming a standard tool in how major payers…
Your Provider Directory Is Probably Wrong. In 2026, That’s a Compliance Problem.
Most dental groups don’t think of their provider directory as a risk item. It’s background noise — something that gets updated when someone remembers, or when a patient calls to complain they can’t find a provider online. In 2026, that approach has a regulatory…
CAQH Is Now DataSpring. Here’s What It Actually Means for Your Dental Group.
If you logged into the CAQH Provider Data Portal this week and saw a new name on the screen, you read it right. As of June 8, 2026, CAQH is now DataSpring, powered by CAQH. The new brand went live alongside the AHIP conference, and the website has already changed…