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Large co-payments permitted under dental CHIP
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Parents of children getting dental service under the U.S. government Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) may have to pay up to 5% of their family income, the program's director said this month.
October 15, 2009
Dentists testify before U.S. Congress; Florida Medicaid lawsuit moves forward
By Kathy Kincade
October 11, 2009
Dental providers, payors discuss how to improve services
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
DentalXChange recently hosted an event that brought together dental groups and selected payors to discuss needed improvements in operational efficiencies and quality of transaction services between them.
October 4, 2009
Blue Cross, Blue Shield of Florida offers health cards
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida announced two new health cards for sale at Winn Dixie in October and CVS/pharmacy stores in November across Florida.
October 4, 2009
Dentists' incomes rose before recession
By Laird Harrison
Whatever the effects of the current recession, a new report from the ADA suggests that U.S. dentists enjoyed a remarkably steady uptick in income throughout the first seven years of the decade.
October 4, 2009
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PracticeWorks debuts new software at ADA meeting
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
PracticeWorks Systems is introducing a series of application-specific dental practice management software modules at the ADA meeting in Honolulu this week.
September 30, 2009
Golden Rule offers low-cost dental coverage in 6 states
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Golden Rule Insurance, a UnitedHealthcare company, has introduced new cost-effective dental and vision care coverage options for individuals and families in Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, South Dakota, and Wyoming.
September 28, 2009
Congress mulls insurance antitrust bills
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Legislation introduced in both houses of the U.S. Congress this month would strike down provisions of the McCarran-Ferguson Act that partially exempt the insurance industry from federal antitrust laws.
September 27, 2009
HumanaDental to provide benefits to Texas employee group
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
HumanaDental has been chosen by the Employees Retirement System of Texas to provide dental benefits for more than 500,000 participants who are eligible for the group-benefits program, including state and certain higher education employees, retirees, and their dependents.
September 24, 2009
Medicare Advantage dental subsidies threatened
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Provisions in a U.S. Senate healthcare reform bill might cost some seniors the dental benefits they now receive through a Medicare program.
September 23, 2009
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U.S. House bill calls for dental benefits commissioner
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
An amendment made yesterday to a healthcare reform bill in the U.S. House of Representatives adds an oral health expert to a committee that would decide what benefits must be included in health insurance packages.
September 23, 2009
Quality Systems names new COO
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Quality Systems has appointed Philip Kaplan to serve as chief operating officer (COO), effective September 17.
September 21, 2009
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