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DentaQuest tops J.D. Power's dental insurance survey

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

DentaQuest has again topped J.D. Power's annual consumer survey of dental insurers.

November 9, 2017

Record dental care coverage, dentist visits for U.S. kids

By Theresa Pablos

More children than ever before are visiting the dentist, and that could be because 90% of children in the U.S. have dental benefit coverage. These record statistics are just the latest in a long trend that show federal dental health policy may be having a real impact.

November 8, 2017

Dental Select names new president

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Dental insurance company Dental Select has named Mark Coyne as its new president.

November 7, 2017

U.S. House passes CHIP funding

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill to reauthorize funding of the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

November 2, 2017

New U.S. bill would remove Medicare prescription rule

By Tony Edwards

A bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on October 31 would remove the mandate for dentists to become a Medicare provider for their patient's prescriptions to be reimbursed by Medicare Part D. This bill would theoretically allow older Americans a wider range of dentists to choose from.

November 1, 2017

Delta Dental of Virginia names new president, CEO

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Delta Dental of Virginia has named Frank Lucia as its new president and CEO, effective November 13, 2017.

October 19, 2017

ADA launches new credentialing service

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The ADA and the Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare (CAQH) have launched a new credentialing service for all U.S. dentists.

October 9, 2017

Delta Dental of Kentucky names new CEO

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Delta Dental of Kentucky has named J. Jude Thompson as its new CEO.

October 8, 2017

Mich. dentist on the run arrested for Medicaid fraud charges

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A Michigan dentist charged with Medicaid fraud has been arrested by the U.S. Marshals Service in the Dominican Republic after fleeing the U.S. in May, according to the Michigan Attorney General's Office.

October 3, 2017

CHIP funding in question as deadline passes without vote

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The September 30 deadline for the renewal of funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) has passed with no action taken by U.S. legislators.

October 1, 2017

CMS' chief dental officer to leave for insurance role

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The chief dental officer for the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced his resignation to join an insurance provider.

September 26, 2017

Another bill to repeal, replace Obamacare has failed

By Theresa Pablos

The latest attempt to repeal and replace the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare, will not be put to a vote, U.S. Senate Republicans said on September 26. The Graham-Cassidy bill would have changed the way state Medicaid programs are funded, which could have affected recent advances made in improving pediatric dental utilization.

September 26, 2017

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