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Texas dentists admit to Medicaid fraud
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Carlos Armin Morales-Ryan, DDS, 45, and his wife, orthodontist Nelia Patricia Garcia-Morales, DDS, 42, of Laredo, TX, have pleaded guilty to making false statements on bills to Texas Medicaid.
May 16, 2012
Dentists up in arms over WDS CEO comments
By Donna Domino
Washington Dental Service's CEO has offered a qualified apology for saying that dentists across the state should work more to make up for the insurance provider's 15% reimbursement cuts. But the state dental association called his comments "outrageous and disrespectful."
May 16, 2012
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PriceDoc.com merges with competing online services firm
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Health In Reach has merged with PriceDoc, a website enabling consumers who are uninsured, underinsured, or seeking elective procedures to view and reserve prices with qualified medical and dental care providers for cash or credit card payments.
May 14, 2012
Allstate, Guardian partner on dental PPO
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Allstate Benefits and Guardian Life Insurance Company of America have joined forces to provide a group PPO dental product.
May 14, 2012
Tarnished Texas dental chain files for Chapter 11
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
All Smiles Dental Center -- a chain of 51 dental clinics in Texas that has been the target of investigations into its Medicaid billing practices -- has filed for bankruptcy, according to a story by WFAA-TV.
May 10, 2012
Politics sink kids' caries legislation in Colo.
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A bill in Colorado that would have provided dental benefits for pregnant mothers on Medicaid became a casualty of a political standoff over civil unions, according to an article by Health Policy Solutions.
May 8, 2012
Conn. dental association, Anthem settle lawsuit
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A settlement has been reached in a class-action lawsuit involving 2,300 Connecticut dentists who claimed Anthem Health Plans underpaid them for services provided to patients
May 6, 2012
Consumer group decries Australian dental crisis
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Consumers Health Forum of Australia (CHF), a national body representing the interests of 2 million Australian healthcare consumers, has launched a campaign to highlight the growing dental public health care crisis in Australia.
April 30, 2012
75% of U.S. citizens drink fluoridated water
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Nearly three-quarters of Americans (73.9%) now get their water from municipal systems that use fluoridation, according to the latest data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
April 30, 2012
Demandforce to merge with Intuit for $424M
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Demandforce, a provider of patient communication software and services for dental and other industries, is being acquired by Intuit, a provider of business and financial management products for small and medium-sized businesses and consumers.
April 29, 2012
AGD applauds TV news program for oral health segment
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) commends the ABC television program "World News With Diane Sawyer" for its April 24 segment on the need to improve the oral health of underprivileged children on Medicaid.
April 24, 2012
Ill. mulls cutting Medicaid adult dental services
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Eliminating Medicaid coverage for adult dental care in Illinois won't save the state money and will lead to more patients going to hospital emergency rooms for dental services, according to a story in the Register-Mail.
April 22, 2012
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