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Ill. mulls $1.4B in Medicaid cuts, including dental
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Proposed legislation in Illinois would trim $1.4 billion from Medicaid and end coverage for most adult dental services, according to a report by CBS News.
May 21, 2012
RI not cutting dental services from Medicaid
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee has decided to withdraw a proposal that would have removed dental coverage for adults on Medicaid in light of improved state revenue forecasts, the Boston Globe reported.
May 21, 2012
Texas dentists admit to Medicaid fraud
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Carlos Armin Morales-Ryan, DDS, 45, and his wife, orthodontist Nelia Patricia Garcia-Morales, DDS, 42, of Laredo, TX, have pleaded guilty to making false statements on bills to Texas Medicaid.
May 16, 2012
Dentists up in arms over WDS CEO comments
By Donna Domino
Washington Dental Service's CEO has offered a qualified apology for saying that dentists across the state should work more to make up for the insurance provider's 15% reimbursement cuts. But the state dental association called his comments "outrageous and disrespectful."
May 16, 2012
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PriceDoc.com merges with competing online services firm
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Health In Reach has merged with PriceDoc, a website enabling consumers who are uninsured, underinsured, or seeking elective procedures to view and reserve prices with qualified medical and dental care providers for cash or credit card payments.
May 14, 2012
Allstate, Guardian partner on dental PPO
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Allstate Benefits and Guardian Life Insurance Company of America have joined forces to provide a group PPO dental product.
May 14, 2012
Tarnished Texas dental chain files for Chapter 11
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
All Smiles Dental Center -- a chain of 51 dental clinics in Texas that has been the target of investigations into its Medicaid billing practices -- has filed for bankruptcy, according to a story by WFAA-TV.
May 10, 2012
Politics sink kids' caries legislation in Colo.
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A bill in Colorado that would have provided dental benefits for pregnant mothers on Medicaid became a casualty of a political standoff over civil unions, according to an article by Health Policy Solutions.
May 8, 2012
Conn. dental association, Anthem settle lawsuit
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A settlement has been reached in a class-action lawsuit involving 2,300 Connecticut dentists who claimed Anthem Health Plans underpaid them for services provided to patients
May 6, 2012
Consumer group decries Australian dental crisis
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Consumers Health Forum of Australia (CHF), a national body representing the interests of 2 million Australian healthcare consumers, has launched a campaign to highlight the growing dental public health care crisis in Australia.
April 30, 2012
75% of U.S. citizens drink fluoridated water
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Nearly three-quarters of Americans (73.9%) now get their water from municipal systems that use fluoridation, according to the latest data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
April 30, 2012
Demandforce to merge with Intuit for $424M
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Demandforce, a provider of patient communication software and services for dental and other industries, is being acquired by Intuit, a provider of business and financial management products for small and medium-sized businesses and consumers.
April 29, 2012
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