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Oral Health America urges addition of oral health to White House conference
By Tony Edwards
Every 10 years the White House hosts a Conference on Aging that covers issues such as retirement security and healthy aging. As in past years, oral healthcare isn't on the agenda. To try to correct this serious oversight, Oral Health America is reaching out to the dental community to petition the conference organizers to add oral healthcare to the agenda.
November 13, 2014
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U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear ACA subsidies case
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a new challenge to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) regarding subsidies, according to multiple media sources.
November 6, 2014
OIG report: 95 Ind. dental providers have questionable Medicaid billing
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) has found questionable billing practices by 94 dentists and one oral surgeon who treated children covered by Medicaid in Indiana in 2012, according to a new report.
November 6, 2014
Ocean Dental to pay $5.05M in Medicaid fraud settlement
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Oklahoma-based Ocean Dental has agreed to pay $5.05 million to settle Medicaid fraud claims, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Oklahoma and the state's attorney general.
November 3, 2014
ADA report: Financial issues are main reason for delayed dental care
By Donna Domino
Financial factors are the biggest reason people delay getting needed dental care, according to a new ADA Health Policy Institute report. Access to dental care will be more difficult as millions of children and adults gain dental coverage under the Affordable Care Act.
November 3, 2014
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OIG releases 2015 dental areas of review
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) released its Work Plan for fiscal year 2015. This plan summarizes new and ongoing reviews and activities that OIG plans to pursue with respect to HHS programs and operations during the current fiscal year and beyond, according to the department.
November 2, 2014
NH dentist acquitted of Medicaid fraud
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A New Hampshire orthodontist who was charged in December 2013 with 160 counts of Medicaid fraud has been acquitted. He was found not guilty on 45 counts, and the others were previously dropped.
October 27, 2014
SC to add adult preventive dental Medicaid benefit in Dec.
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Effective December 1, 2014, the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS) will implement an adult preventive dental benefit for its Healthy Connections Medicaid program.
October 26, 2014
NJ bill would prohibit insurers from fee capping
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Late last week, New Jersey's General Assembly took the latest step in a years-old dispute between insurers and the state dental association when it approved bill A-3411.
October 26, 2014
FTC staff urges rejection of Texas codes that may restrict dental, business competition
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Last week, three Federal Trade Commission (FTC) staff members responded to an invitation for public comments on two rules proposed by the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners.
October 12, 2014
United Concordia offers new PPO plans in Pa.
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
United Concordia Dental announced it is now offering three low-cost preferred provider organization (PPO) dental plans, named Smile for Health - Value, that are bundled with vision benefits or discounts to employers and producers in Pennsylvania.
October 6, 2014
Direct Benefits launches new insurance website
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Direct Benefits has launched a new website that offers quotes and comparison shopping for individual dental and vision insurance.
October 5, 2014
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