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6 ways the AHCA may affect your dental practice
By Theresa Pablos
On May 4, the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed a bill, known as the American Health Care Act (AHCA), designed to reshape healthcare in the U.S. Some of the bill's provisions may directly affect your practice and your patients.
May 10, 2017
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How to get Medicaid dental compliance right
By Andrew Oreffice
One way Medicaid officials look for potential fraud cases is to look at an office's compliance program. As Andrew Oreffice, a senior vice president at Benevis Practice Services writes, having a comprehensive compliance program in place is a good way to get ahead of any issues.
May 7, 2017
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U.S. House passes bill to repeal and replace Obamacare
By Theresa Pablos
The U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed a bill to repeal and replace the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as "Obamacare," on May 4. The bill gives states more control over the essential services they cover, including pediatric dental care.
May 3, 2017
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Dentistry and diagnostic coding
By Mark Jurkovich, DDS, MBA
Did you know that five U.S. states already require the use of some diagnostic codes for Medicaid dental claims? As Dr. Mark Jurkovich writes, many procedures performed in a dental office require these codes, and understanding them can help your patients and your practice.
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Philips asked to drop some ad claims
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The National Advertising Division (NAD) of the Council of Better Business Bureaus is recommending that Philips Oral Healthcare drop some advertising claims about one of its Sonicare electric toothbrushes.
April 24, 2017
4 trends for dental care in the emergency department
By Theresa Pablos
Some people take an ambulance to the hospital for tooth pain, emergency department (ED) visits seem to be increasing, and ED problems are not limited to the U.S. At least, that's according to research presented at the recent 2017 International Association for Dental Research (IADR) annual meeting.
April 5, 2017
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Delta Dental of Calif. names new senior VP of strategy
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Delta Dental of California has appointed Kevin Jackson as senior vice president of strategy.
April 4, 2017
Study finds Medicaid expansion produces mixed results
By Tony Edwards
When a U.S. state expands Medicaid eligibility to include dental benefits, does this actually increase the number of low-income adults who see a dentist in that state? What does this expanded eligibility mean for low-income parents of children in these states? These questions were the focus of a new study in Health Affairs.
April 3, 2017
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Delta Dental of Ky. CEO resigns
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The dentist who served as CEO of Delta Dental of Kentucky since 1995 has resigned.
April 2, 2017
Health policy debate needs to protect children's benefits
By Deborah Vishnevsky
These past few weeks have been a roller-coaster ride for anyone following the health policy debates in Congress, writes Deborah Vishnevsky of the Children's Dental Health Project. In this Second Opinion, she recaps recent events and makes a case for continuing oral healthcare benefits for children.
March 30, 2017
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$6.4M misspent by La. Medicaid dental program
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
An audit of the Louisiana Medicaid Dental Program found that $6.4 million in payments made by the program from July 2012 through June 2016 violated the program's rules.
March 29, 2017
Both sides claim victory in latest ClearCorrect vs. Align ruling
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Both sides claimed victory when the latest rulings in an ongoing patent infringement case between ClearCorrect and Align Technology were handed down by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the USPTO's Patent Trial and Appeal Board on March 24.
March 28, 2017
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