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Ala. company fined $83K for not sending COBRA dental coverage notice
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
An appeals court has upheld an $83,000 fine against a Birmingham, AL, bookstore for failing to send an employee a notice about her Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) dental coverage.
August 25, 2014
Texas settles $16M Medicaid fraud case for $39K
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Texas health officials have accepted a $39,211 settlement from an Austin dental practice that had been charged with improperly billing more than $16 million in orthodontic Medicaid claims.
August 25, 2014
Feds audit La. Medicaid billings for pediatric dental services
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A federal audit has found that 27 Louisiana dental providers treating children on Medicaid have excessive billing practices. These providers may be billing for services that were never performed, performing unnecessary procedures to increase profits, or providing questionable quality of care, according to a report by the U.S. Department of Health and Services Office of Inspector General.
August 21, 2014
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Scams played on dentists: Part 3 -- The insurance industry
By Dr. Michael W. Davis
In the final part of this series, Dr. Michael W. Davis details some of the ways dentists and dental offices are vulnerable to scams. This part discusses the insurance industry and concludes the series on the scams played on dentists.
August 12, 2014
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Federal auditors blame Texas agency for poor oversight of ortho services
By Donna Domino
In the latest development in the ongoing Texas Medicaid scandal, a federal report by the U.S. Office of Inspector General has laid the responsibility for hundreds of millions of dollars spent on dental and orthodontic procedures that may have been medically unnecessary squarely on the Texas state agency that oversaw the program.
August 10, 2014
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Covered California 2015 premiums to increase modestly
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Premiums for Covered California, the state's health insurance marketplace, will go up an average of 4.2% in 2015 for the 1.4 million Californians now enrolled in the exchange.
August 7, 2014
Dental care for aging seniors is growing problem in Va.
By Ted Sherwin, DDS
Dr. Ted Sherwin, the president of the Virginia Dental Association, makes a thoughtful case for a new pilot program awaiting funding in Virginia that would place oral health coordinators in nursing homes throughout the state.
August 4, 2014
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Ark. report details cost of adding dental coverage to private option
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Requiring dental and vision coverage under Arkansas' so-called private option would increase costs by $42.6 million a year, about $20 per person per month, according to a new report delivered to the Arkansas Legislature.
July 27, 2014
Deal reached on VA reforms
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Congress has reached an agreement to reform the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), with the details of the deal scheduled to be released later on Monday, July 28.
July 27, 2014
Federal employees get more flexibility for dental coverage
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Federal employees in the U.S. who get married or return to work after a taking leave will soon be able to enroll for dental and vision coverage outside of the open enrollment period.
July 23, 2014
ACA: Dental coverage rising for young adults via expanded coverage
By Donna Domino
More young adults are getting dental coverage under the healthcare policies of their parents, according to a new report by ADA researchers. This "spillover" effect of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) dependent coverage policy stems from employers' voluntary expansion of dental coverage, which dovetails with the expansion of medical coverage.
July 22, 2014
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Neb. dentists get audited for Medicaid prophies
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Many Nebraska dentists have opted not to take any more Medicaid patients after being audited for $22 prophies, a pediatric dentist told a recent U.S. Senate hearing on Medicare and Medicaid.
July 16, 2014
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