Legal Issues: Page 79

Wis. legislators debate dental fee-capping bill
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Wisconsin lawmakers are considering a bill that would permit dentists to change insurance coverage contracts to charge more for certain procedures.
April 17, 2013
Texas Senate passes Medicaid fraud bill
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Texas Senate has approved a bill aimed at cutting down Medicaid fraud with the creation of a Health and Human Services Commission.
April 16, 2013
Maine dentists oppose dental therapist bill
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Some 100 dentists from across Maine visited the State House April 11 to express their opposition to a bill that would allow dental hygiene therapists to practice in the state, the Kennebec Journal reported.
April 11, 2013
EDIC offers Life Cycle malpractice insurance plan
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Eastern Dentists Insurance Company (EDIC) has introduced the EDIC Life Cycle plan, designed to enable professionals to buy the right dental malpractice insurance from the start of their career to its end.
April 8, 2013
Kan. lawmakers delay midlevel provider bills
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Bills that would pave the way for midlevel dental providers in Kansas have stalled in the Legislature despite advocates' claims that they would provide much-needed care to underserved populations.
April 3, 2013
Maine bill would license midlevel providers
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Maine House Speaker Mark Eves has sponsored a bill designed to address the state's dentist shortage with midlevel providers, according to an article in the Boston Globe.
March 26, 2013
Mass. mulls advanced dental hygiene practitioner bill
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Massachusetts lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow dental hygienists to perform routine fillings and extractions and thus improve access to oral healthcare for low-income residents and underprivileged children.
March 10, 2013
Midlevel provider project loses in U.S. spending bill
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed legislation that will keep the federal government running through the end of September but that also blocks funding for a midlevel provider demonstration program.
March 10, 2013
U.S. Congress approves dental emergency responder bill
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Legislation that would designate dentists as emergency responders has been approved by the U.S. Congress and is now on its way to President Barack Obama for his approval.
March 7, 2013
Ga. legislation would change dental board oversight
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Georgia legislators are moving forward with a bill that would transfer responsibility for overseeing the state boards of dentistry and pharmacy to the state's Community Health Department.
March 7, 2013
Second Opinion: Gorillas in the dental operatory
By Paul S. Casamassimo, DDS, MS
The continued parsing of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) reveals that many obstacles to the realization of affordable oral healthcare for children in the U.S. remain, according to Dr. Paul Casamassimo, director of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry's Oral Health Policy Research Center.
March 5, 2013
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Former toothpaste mogul behind Swiss CEO pay limits
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Headline-grabbing news from Switzerland this week has its roots in a defunct toothpaste company.
March 4, 2013
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