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Harlingen Family Dentistry | Medicaid Reform News
TDMR Founder Awarded SBA 2017 Entrepreneurial Success Award

On Tuesday, May 2,  Dr. Juan D. Villarreal D.D.S. was honored by the U.S. Small Business Administration Lower Rio Grande Valley District at a luncheon celebrating Small Business Week.  He was presented with the SBA’s 2017 Entrepreneurial Success Award at … Read More

May 14, 2017 0
Harlingen Family Dentistry | Medicaid Reform News
Texas Medicaid Dentists Prevail Again Over State Agencies in Court

This past Friday, the Texas Supreme Court dismissed a petition from the Texas Office of Attorney General to review a 3rd Court of Appeal decision preventing the Health and Human Services Commission Office of Inspector General from placing payment holds … Read More

November 16, 2015 0
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Antoine Dental | Harlingen Family Dentistry | Medicaid Reform News
OIG Settling Old Dental Medicaid Cases, But the OAG Retooling Some of Them

As reported in the press this week, there has been a tremendous effort on the part of the new Health and Human Services Commission Inspector General Stuart Bowen to settle old, outstanding investigations against Medicaid providers—including dentists.  Per the Chronicle, … Read More

September 24, 2015 0
Scales of Justice in the Courtroom
Antoine Dental | Harlingen Family Dentistry | Medicaid Reform News
Court Sides with Medicaid Dentists and Negates HHSC-OIG Rules on Medicaid Payment Holds for Program Violations

Today, the Texas 3rd Court of Appeals overturned a lower court decision and negated Health and Human Services Commission rules that allow for the Office of Inspector General to place Medicaid payment holds in certain circumstances, basically for only program violations … Read More

November 25, 2014 0
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Harlingen Family Dentistry | Medicaid Reform News
Another Legal Win for Medicaid Dentist: Appeals Court Tells OIG To Return Payment Hold Monies

The 3rd Texas Court of Appeals has agreed with a Travis County District Court judge and has issued a ruling that the Office of the Inspector General should return over $1.2 million in withheld Medicaid funds to Harlingen Family Dentistry.  TDMR received a … Read More

October 30, 2014 0
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Antoine Dental | Due Process Rights | Harlingen Family Dentistry | Medicaid Reform News
Kyle Janek Rules – “Dentists Found Innocent by SOAH, Are Guilty”

On May 7th,  Dr. Kyle Janek, the Executive Commissioner of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, issued his final order in the case of Antoine Dental Center of Houston. Upheld reversal of favorable SOAH ruling on Antoine Dental As expected, … Read More

June 25, 2014 0
ortho case
Antoine Dental | Harlingen Family Dentistry | Medicaid Reform News
Medicaid Ortho Case Photos with HLD Scores by Provider and Experts

A recent review of our website content revealed to us that while PDF files containing these photos have always been on the site, perhaps they have not been as prominently displayed as they should be. Medicaid after all is about … Read More

March 29, 2014 0
court of law
Antoine Dental | Due Process Rights | Harlingen Family Dentistry | Medicaid Reform News
Attorney General: HHSC courts are not “trial courts” and HHSC judges are not “judges”

This week the Texas Attorney General filed a remarkable brief to oppose the motion to disqualify HHSC judge Rick Gilpin from a Medicaid payment hold case because he was a senior lawyer in the Attorney General’s office for some 38 … Read More

March 26, 2014 0
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Antoine Dental | Harlingen Family Dentistry | Medicaid Reform News
Attorney for Dentists Moves to Disqualify HHSC Judge Based on Texas Constitution

A motion has been filed with the Texas Health and Human Services Appeal Division to have Judge Rick Gilpin disqualified as a hearing officer for cases involving dentists that started while Gilpin was still an attorney within the Attorney General’s … Read More

March 24, 2014 0
justice for texas medicaid providers
Harlingen Family Dentistry | Medicaid Reform News
HHSC Judge Denies SOAH Hearing for Medicaid Overpayment Hearing

The same HHSC judge that overturned a favorable SOAH (State Office of Administrative Hearings) decision in the payment hold case of Antoine Dental of Houston, has denied a motion to have a Medicaid overpayment hearing held at SOAH. HHSC Administrative … Read More

March 21, 2014 0
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Antoine Dental | Harlingen Family Dentistry | Media | Medicaid Reform News
OIG Loses Another Medicaid Fraud Court Battle | The Texas Tribune

by Becca Aaronson, The Texas Tribune November 5, 2013 The Texas Health and Human Services Commission’s Office of Inspector General, which says that hundreds of millions of dollars have been misspent on fraudulent Medicaid orthodontic and dental claims, has lost … Read More

November 6, 2013 0
Antoine Dental | Harlingen Family Dentistry | Media | Medicaid Reform News
On Dental Claims, State’s Bark Worse Than Its Bite | The Texas Tribune

by Becca Aaronson October 15, 2013 Texans discovered nearly two years ago that the state was spending more on orthodontic claims in its Medicaid program than the other 49 states combined, but recovery of millions in purportedly misspent Medicaid money … Read More

October 15, 2013 0
New legislation for Dental Board
Harlingen Family Dentistry | Medicaid Reform News
HHSC-OIG Ordered to Return $1.25 Million

Here is the final judge’s order directing the Texas Health and Human Services Commission’s Executive Commissioner Dr. Kyle Janek and Inspector General Doug Wilson to return $1,255,195.20 to Harlingen Family Dentistry. The order can be downloaded here. AMENDED FINAL JUDGMENT … Read More

October 3, 2013 0
Harlingen Family Dentistry | Media
Judge orders $1.3M in Medicaid funds returned to dentist – Dr. Bicuspid

September 23, 2013 — A Texas judge has ordered the state to return $1.3 million that was withheld from Harlingen Family Dentistry (HFD) based on unfounded allegations of fraud on orthodontic Medicaid billings. Travis County Judge Amy Clark Meachum has … Read More

September 23, 2013 0
Harlingen Family Dentistry | Medicaid Reform News
San Antonio Express Article Highlights OIG Excesses

This morning the San Antonio Express published a feature article headlining the case of Harlingen Family Dentistry and Dr. Juan Villarreal and his fight against the Office of Inspector General and their “credible allegation of fraud” payment holds. Reporter Jeremy … Read More

September 22, 2013 0
New legislation for Dental Board
Harlingen Family Dentistry | Medicaid Reform News
Travis County Judge Decides that OIG Must Return Payment Hold Monies Back to HFD

Harlingen Family Dentistry has won a tremendous legal victory this week. Travis County District Court Judge Amy Clark Meachum has granted HFD’s motion for a writ of mandamus to force the Office of Inspector General to return more than $1 … Read More

September 21, 2013 0
Court room
Antoine Dental | Harlingen Family Dentistry | Medicaid Reform News
Antoine Dental and HFD File Motion to Unseal Ellis Qui Tam Suit

Last week, Antoine Dental Centers of Houston and Harlingen Family Dentistry of Harlingen brought a motion before the Travis County District Court to unseal the massive Christine Ellis qui tam suit filing that in redacted form appears to have 46 … Read More

July 21, 2013 0
Legal documents
Harlingen Family Dentistry | Medicaid Reform News
HHSC’s authority to withhold funds based a simple program violation gets challenged

TDMR has learned that Harlingen Family Dentistry has filed a lawsuit against HHSC and the OIG challenging their authority to impose a payment hold on Medicaid providers for a simple program violation. The case, styled Harlingen Family Dentistry, P.C. vs. … Read More

July 21, 2013 0
Justice for Medicaid providers
Harlingen Family Dentistry | Medicaid Reform News
OIG Argues Funds Taken from Payment Holds Never Have to be Returned

On May 29th, lawyers for Harlingen Family Dentistry and the Texas HHSC-OIG appeared in Travis County District Court before The Honorable Judge Amy Clark Meachum. As outlined in a previous article “Harlingen Family Dentistry Seeks Court Order for Return of … Read More

June 6, 2013 0
Legal cases
Harlingen Family Dentistry | Medicaid Reform News
Harlingen Family Dentistry Seeks Court Order for Return of “Credible Allegation of Fraud” Payment Hold Funds

In a press release this past week, Harlingen Family Dentistry, the practice of Dr. Juan Villarreal in Harlingen, Tx, announced that through Austin attorney Jason Ray, it has filed a motion for a writ of mandamus in Travis County District … Read More

May 21, 2013 0
Harlingen Family Dentistry | Medicaid Reform News
Harlingen Family Dentistry Wins Major, Precedent-Setting Decision in Texas Medicaid Orthodontics Case

HHSC Administrative Judge confirms Office of Inspector General (OIG) expert not credible and that no evidence of fraud or misrepresentation is to be found in practice’s Medicaid orthodontic billings Harlingen, Texas: The Administrative Law Appeals Division of the Texas Health … Read More

December 7, 2012 0
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    • TDMR articles
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    • Archive
      • The Facts About the Medicaid Orthodontic Scandal 2007 to 2012
      • HHSC-OIG Archive 2012 to 2014
        • TMHP
        • Antoine Dental Case
        • Harlingen Family Dentistry Case
          • Further HFD articles
        • OIG Never Returns Funds
        • Webinar March 19 2012
        • 2008 TMHP Audit by OIG
        • 2012 TMHP Audit by OIG
        • OIG Legislative Testimony
          • OIG Testimony March 19 2013
          • OIG Testimony February 13 2013
          • OIG Testimony February 4 2013
          • OIG Testimony January 30 2013
        • Jack Stick Arrest for DWI
      • Due Process Archive
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          • House Committee on Human Services
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        • SB 1803
          • Overview
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