Nearly one year after HR 1 became law, states are confronting funding cuts and new work and eligibility requirements that threaten access to dental care under Medicaid — and industry leaders say the full impact has yet to be felt.…
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The Illinois Legislature recently passed a bill that prohibits certain reimbursement practices from dental insurance companies. HB 4464 bans insurers, dental service plan corporations and contracted vendors from requiring providers to only accept payments by credit card or electronic funds…
Here are seven new statistics on oral healthcare, dental care accessibility and patient behavior: 1. Medical debt is associated with deferred dental care regardless of insurance coverage, according to a study from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health…
The Harvard School of Dental Medicine will transfer its Cambridge dental center to a private owner and discontinue its Faculty Group Practice due to financial challenges, The Harvard Crimson reported. HSDM permanently closed the Harvard Dental Center in Cambridge in…
MCNA Dental has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit stemming from a 2023 LockBit ransomware attack that affected nearly 9 million people. The LockBit group gained access to MCNA’s network Feb. 22, 2023, and maintained access through March 7, 2023.…
A former employee at Anamosa (Iowa) Dental Associates has been accused of using patient health savings account and debit card information for personal purchases, KCRG reported June 18. Kathryn Eilers allegedly used two patients’ payment information to purchase GLP-1 weight…
United Concordia Dental has expanded its Smile for Health Wellness product to cover a wider range of chronic conditions linked to increased oral health risks. The updated product now includes two coverage tiers: Core and Premier. The Core tier covers…
Smokers. Diabetic patients. Revision cases. Multilevel fusions. These are the patients where reliable fusion is hardest to achieve and where biologic selection carries the most weight. A clinical evidence review brings together more than 10 years of published literature and…
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ICON Dental Partners recently hired Tamara Cook as its vice president of dental partnerships. Ms. Cook has more than a decade of experience working with DSOs, including PDS Health, Peak Dental Services and Tend. She most recently served as the…
Effingham, Ill.-based Heartland Dental recently added a Missouri dental practice to its network. The DSO affiliated with Lee’s Summit Family & Cosmetic Dental Care, according to a LinkedIn post. The practice is led by Phillip Montoya, DDS. Heartland Dental supports…