Colorado Gov. Jared Polis recently issued an executive order that includes cuts to the state’s Medicaid program. Four notes: 1. Gov. Polis issues Executive Order D2025-014 to help fill the state’s $750 million budget deficit. 2. The executive order includes…
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Medicaid funding cuts under the recently passed federal budget could exacerbate accessibility issues in Southeast Ohio, WOUB reported Sept. 11. Seven notes: 1. President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act July 4. The bill is expected to…
Behavioral health providers face immense pressure to verify benefits quickly and correctly — often within an hour of intake. But with payer-specific requirements, Medicaid redeterminations and program variations by state, even one missed detail can delay care or derail reimbursement.…
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Here are five dental industry fraud cases Becker’s has covered so far in 2025: 1. A woman in Florida was accused of using unauthorized dental practices to run a $11.2 million fraud operation. 2. Tiffany Denyse Young, a former dental…
Here are 11 notable DSO updates from the last two months: 1. Dallas-based MB2 Dental grew its network to 800 practices across the U.S. with the addition of a pediatric dental practice in New York. 2. Houston-based Specialty1 Partners introduced…
Here are five recent dental industry deals worth more than $836 million combined: 1. CrownPoint Partners, a real estate brokerage and advisory firm, closed a dental sale-leaseback portfolio in Ohio for $5.47 million. 2. A retail property in Plover, Wis.,…
The University of Pikeville (Ky.) has received initial accreditation from the Commission on Dental Accreditation for its new dental school. The Tanner College of Dental Medicine will be the first dental school in Eastern Kentucky and is expected to welcome…
The American Dental Association is warning dentists of a phishing scam involving membership renewals. The organization said Sept. 10 that at least one member received a fraudulent email warning them their membership would be suspended unless they clicked on a…
Federal and state regulators are turning up the heat, especially in Medicaid and Medicare Advantage. From heightened audit activity to stricter diagnosis coding rules, payers are under growing pressure to get documentation, chart reviews and claims submission right the first…
Oct 15, 2025 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM America/Chicago
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Cereasa Horner
Director of Policy and Payment Integrity, CERIS
Steven Hamilton
Partner, Crowell & Moring LLP
Payal Nanavati
Counsel, Crowell & Moring LLP
The average annual salary for dental hygienists has increased by more than 20% since 2020, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Salaries for hygienists have increased each year since many of these professionals joined the Great Resignation…