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Covered California adds dental coverage for adults
By Theresa Pablos, assistant editor, and Donna Domino, features editor
Covered California, the state's health insurance marketplace, has added dental coverage for adults. The new coverage is an add-on to the state's health insurance plan, and more than 33,000 people have already signed up.
November 19, 2015
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Texas Supreme Court upholds ruling against payment holds
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Supreme Court of Texas has ruled that the state did not have the right to withhold payments to dentists and orthodontists who were accused of Medicaid fraud.
November 16, 2015
Delta Dental of Tenn. recognized for philanthropy
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Delta Dental of Tennessee announced that three Tennessee organizations have recognized it for its philanthropy.
November 15, 2015
DentalPlans offers Black Friday/Cyber Monday deal
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
DentalPlans will discount all dental savings plans by 25% and add on an extra month of coverage for free on Black Friday through Cyber Monday.
November 5, 2015
Many Medicaid adults may have unresolved dental issues
By Theresa Pablos
Adults enrolled in Medicaid may be living with unresolved dental problems, according to a new study. Almost half of the adults in the study who visited an emergency department for dental care did not visit a dentist in the subsequent six months, the researchers found.
November 5, 2015
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Scion to manage Md. Medicaid dental benefits
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has awarded Scion Dental a contract to manage its Medicaid dental benefits.
November 2, 2015
Legal Cases: Orthodontics, severe root resorption, and tooth loss
By William S. Spiegel and Marc R. Leffler, DDS
In their latest column, William S. Spiegel and Dr. Marc R. Leffler present a case on a female patient who came to an orthodontist seeking to close some spacing. How this treatment plan changed over time and what kind of follow-up and monitoring are required make for interesting reading.
November 1, 2015
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Texas officials giving up on most Medicaid fraud cases
By Donna Domino
Texas officials are giving up on recovering most of the hundreds of millions of dollars spent on questionable Medicaid dental and orthodontic procedures. After years of an ongoing scandal over fraudulent billing and courtroom losses, the commission that oversees Medicaid has offered settlements for a fraction of the claimed damages.
October 29, 2015
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Farmworkers survey highlights lack of oral healthcare
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The first-ever survey of farmworkers in Sonoma County in California found that more than a third of those surveyed reported needing dental care in the past year.
October 21, 2015
Week in Review: Anesthetic drugs; patients' insurance; Dental Excellence Awards
By Tony Edwards
October 8, 2015
Report: Dental care unaffordable even for insured adults
By Donna Domino
Dental care is the most common healthcare need that many insured adults cannot afford, according to a new report from the Urban Institute's Health Policy Center. Some 20% of adults with full-year health insurance say they cannot pay for dental care.
October 8, 2015
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Sheri's Solutions: 'You should not take the patient'
By Dr. Sheri Doniger
What's the first call you received this week? In her latest Sheri's Solutions, Dr. Sheri Doniger recounts her first call of a recent week: an irate father of a patient wondering why the insurance companies weren't covering his daughter's treatment.
October 4, 2015
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