Two Texas-based dentists paid $3.1 million to resolve allegations that they defrauded the state Medicaid program and violated the False Claims Act, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Texas.
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Revenue cycle management company Vyne Dental launched a new web-based dental billing platform to ease handling and organization of information for dental practices of all sizes.
Insurance company Colonial Life recently added three dental plans to its list of coverage options.
COVID-19 increased prices of necessary gear such as personal protective equipment and disinfectant, and California dentists want insurance companies to pick up the costs, Kaiser Health News reported May 5.
Almost all dentists are using their COVID-19 relief funding to retain staff, according to the American Dental Association's latest COVID-19 economic impact survey.
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The Code Maintenance Committee has accepted and approved the inclusion of eight pandemic-related CDT procedure codes in CDT 2021, reports the American Dental Association.
Delta Dental has indefinitely postponed scheduled fee cuts for 2,200 specialist dentists in California, according to an April 5 update from the California Dental Association.
Though the National Commission on Recognition of Dental Specialties and Certifying Boards recognized anesthesiology as a dental specialty in 2019, Delta Dental doesn't credential anesthesiologists in some regions of the U.S., reports the American Dental Association.
The California Dental Association is voicing concerns about proposed reimbursement reductions for Premier provider contracts with Delta Dental of California.
Compared to 2019, dental practice revenue declined 6 percent in 2020, according to Dental Intelligence data from 3,677 U.S. dental practices.