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Dental care access disparities narrow among U.S. kids

By Lori Roniger

The number of U.S. children receiving dental care significantly increased from 2000 to 2014, according to a new study. Even more positively, the researchers found a steep narrowing of coverage disparities in race/ethnicity and income. However, they are concerned about the future of treatment coverage under the new U.S. administration.

November 30, 2016

Trump nominates new CMS administrator

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has nominated healthcare consultant Seema Verma, MPH, as administrator of the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

November 29, 2016

The new gingival inflammation code: Part 1 -- Opportunity or chaos?

By Patti DiGangi, RDH

There have been very few times in the history of dentistry that a single innovation or technology has been the catalyst for radically changing the game. This is one of those times. However, as Patti DiGangi writes, this game-changer isn't a high-tech gadget. It's an insurance code.

November 29, 2016

Trump nominates Dr. Tom Price as new HHS secretary

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Rep. Tom Price, MD, as the secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

November 28, 2016

Second Opinion: Casting a cloud over dental coverage

By Colin Reusch

In this Second Opinion, Colin Reusch of the Children's Dental Health Project looks at what is known about the immediate and longer-term futures of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Children's Health Insurance Program as they relate to oral healthcare under a new administration.

November 28, 2016

J.D. Power releases 2016 dental plan report

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

J.D. Power has released its 2016 Dental Plan Satisfaction Report, which ranked eight dental plan providers by customer satisfaction.

November 22, 2016

5 revenue-boosting tips for faster credentialing

By Neeraj Sharma

Your practice has submitted a sizable claim, but it comes back rejected because your provider isn't credentialed. It happens more often than you think, according to Neeraj Sharma, chief operating officer of Santéch. Do you hire more staff, or go to automated communication? He offers five tips for faster credentialing to boost your revenue.

November 21, 2016

Delta Dental of Colorado names new CEO

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Delta Dental of Colorado has named Helen Drexler as the organization's new CEO and president.

November 20, 2016

Anthem names new president of dental business

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Insurance company Anthem has named Scott Towers as the new president of its dental business.

November 16, 2016

Wash. dentist ordered to stop patient loyalty program

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner has issued a cease-and-desist order to a dentist who was selling a loyalty program membership to patients.

November 10, 2016

Ga. dentist pleads guilty to $1M Medicaid fraud

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A dentist in the Atlanta area has pleaded guilty to Medicaid fraud.

November 9, 2016

CMS delays Medicare enrollment rule to 2019

By Theresa Pablos

Dentists may get a temporary reprieve from a U.S. government program designed to get a handle on the country's opiate crisis. The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) said it has delayed by two years the date by which dentists must be enrolled with the government to be able to prescribe powerful Part D drugs such as opiates.

November 8, 2016

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