All Give Kids A Smile events at the Howard University College of Dentistry are special, but this year was especially touching when the school opened its doors to more than 90 migrant children in the D.C. area. Jose Garcia, D.D.S., … Read More
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act requires a covered dental practice to have written policies and procedures on breach notification and to adhere to them before, during and after a breach. Failure to do so can result in penalties. … Read More
The following is an excerpt from Becker’s Hospital Review. A federal jury convicted a Virginia pharmacist Feb. 9 for his role in a prescription drug scheme that aimed to defraud Medicare of $1 million. Alongside co-conspirators, Ronald Beasley II, PharmD, the 33-year-old pharmacist … Read More
ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — Students at a St. Louis medical school are questioning why they were never informed that their medical ethics professor had a felony conviction for something unethical. Dr. Annessa Blackmun has a lot to say in lessons … Read More
he Illinois State Dental Society joined House and Senate legislators to announce support for key, consumer-centered legislation that will help protect patients by increasing transparency and accountability for dental insurers while ensuring more patient dollars go to patient care. “Illinois … Read More
A former Oregon dentist was sentenced to federal prison today for attempting to steal more $170 million in Covid-relief funds and illegally distributing thousands of doses of prescription drugs. Salwan Wesam Adjaj, 44, of West Linn, Oregon, was sentenced to … Read More
Delta Dental of Oklahoma and the Oklahoma State University Student Government Association partnered to host an event where 10 students were able to experience free dental services. The event, which took place at the Student Union on Jan. 27, was … Read More
Las Vegas (KSNV) — A former Medicard provided has been sentenced following the investigation of a fraud case that began in 2017. 64-year-old Tonda Renee Ward of Las Vegas, along with her company Southwestern Health Solutions L.L.C., was sentenced on … Read More
Boston, Feb. 15, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cheryl Polmatier, assistant vice president of strategic network solutions at DentaQuest, recently joined the advisory board of Women in DSO®, emphasizing a personal and professional commitment to advancing female leadership in the dental … Read More
Attorney General Todd Rokita Friday announced a $700,000 settlement on behalf of Hoosiers to address allegations that a Hammond orthopedic surgeon overbilled Indiana’s Medicaid program. “The purpose of Medicaid is to help patients in need cover health care expenses they … Read More
The Pill Club, an online women’s pharmacy, has reached an $18.3 million settlement with California authorities over claims it defrauded the state’s Medicaid program by prescribing birth control pills without adequate consultation and shipping tens of thousands of female condoms … Read More
Friday, the 21st annual Dentistry From the Heart event at Monticciolo Family Sedation and Dentistry offers free dental care to the first 500 people in line. Anything from cleanings to extractions and fillings, the team at Dr. Vincent Monticciolo’s office … Read More
The Texas Senate Committee on Finance (SCF) opened its first hearing of the 2023 legislative session on Monday. The committee heard testimony from various state agencies and commissions on funding requests and recommendations related to Senate Bill 1, the state’s … Read More
The Wilkens Family Dental Hygiene Clinic at Cape Cod Community College will offer free dental services to children starting Tuesday, Feb. 21, through Thursday, Feb. 23. Children ages 3 to 17 qualify for the services, available for three days, from … Read More
Federal officials collected more than $1.7 billion in settlements for healthcare fraud during the latest federal fiscal year that ended in September, with Medicaid fraud a leading factor. The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Wednesday that it collected $2.2 billion … Read More
A doctor from Cleveland was sentenced to serve five years in prison for healthcare fraud in connection to fraudulent hospice operations throughout the Mississippi Delta. According to court documents, 58-year-old Scott Nelson was a medical director for numerous fraudulent hospice … Read More
Centene Corp. has agreed to pay more than $215 million to California over allegations it overcharged the state for pharmacy services — the biggest payout to date by the nation’s largest Medicaid insurer over its drug pricing practices. The agreement … Read More
Twenty-three Michigan residents were charged in connection with two fraud schemes involving Medicare, totaling more than $61.5 million. On Tuesday, the Justice Department unveiled charges for 13 of the 23 people, which included healthcare fraud, conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud, … Read More
The Detailed Agenda for our 2023 Texas State of Reform Health Policy Conference is now available! Through our extensive stakeholder engagement process, we have put together many exciting panels that will cover the most important topics in Texas health policy. … Read More
he Episcopal Health Foundation (EHF) released the results of its latest statewide poll on Tuesday, which showed that most Texans (63%) support increased state spending on healthcare programs. Healthcare trailed only public education (74%) as the top priority for increased … Read More
A company that in 2019 settled a $2 billion Medicaid fraud lawsuit with the state of Texas for $236 million was less than three years later awarded a contract similar to the one that had sparked the previous litigation, according … Read More
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Dental students and dental industry professionals gathered at Choffin Career and Technical Center Friday morning, awaiting a bus of around 50 students from Youngstown’s Paul C. Bunn Elementary School. The event was a kickoff to the “Give … Read More
Dentists frequently tell their patients that oral health is overall health. Even so, Texas’s dental health ranks among the worst in the nation, according to a new study by personal-finance website WalletHub. The Lone Star State ranked 47th in the … Read More
Give Kids A Smile kicks off Feb. 3 in the place where it was born. St. Louis is the host this year of the national kickoff of Give Kids A Smile, the flagship access-to-care program administered by the ADA Foundation … Read More
The American Dental Association is projecting an increase in dentists in the next 20 years, but the number of people in dental assisting programs is expected to decline. Enrollment has been going down since 2015 but the pandemic made it … Read More
A behavioral health provider agreed to pay more than $384,000 in a civil settlement with the federal and Connecticut state government over allegations of overbilling Medicaid for certain services. The U.S. Attorney and Connecticut Attorney General William Tong announced the … Read More
An operator behind Atrium Health and Senior Living and a former top executive were indicted Wednesday on an extensive list of healthcare fraud, tax fraud and money laundering offenses, the Department of Justice announced Thursday. The alleged crimes happened from … Read More
A federal jury convicted two Florida doctors today for their roles in a scheme to defraud Medicare by submitting over $31 million in claims for expensive durable medical equipment (DME) that Medicare beneficiaries did not need and that were procured … Read More
A Houma chiropractor faces up to 10 years in prison in connection with a multi-million-dollar Medicare fraud and kickback scheme. Patrick Haydel, 57, who has run a Barrow Street practice for more than 25 years, pleaded guilty to a single … Read More
A New Jersey man and his business were indicted for allegedly defrauding Medicare and Medicaid out of more than $140 million, the Justice Department announced Thursday. From January 2015 to September 2018, Kevin Breslin, 56, and KBWB Operations LLC, which … Read More
In May 2021, a nurse at UnitedHealthcare called a colleague to share some welcome news about a problem the two had been grappling with for weeks. United provided the health insurance plan for students at Penn State University. It was … Read More
(Reuters) – Leading managed care company Centene Corp has agreed to pay Indiana $66.5 million to resolve claims that it overcharged the state’s Medicaid program, for pharmacy benefit management services. The settlement, announced Tuesday evening by Indiana Attorney General Todd … Read More
The Texas Medical Association (TMA) announced on Tuesday that it has filed a lawsuit in US District Court challenging a 600% increase in administrative fees related to the federal independent dispute resolution (IDR) process for out-of-network medical claims. Federal agencies … Read More
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission is urging Texans on Medicaid to ensure their information is updated in order to avoid gaps in coverage The federal government will end the continuous Medicaid coverage requirement on March 31, and all … Read More
Three South Florida nursing schools have been caught selling thousands of fake diplomas in a massive scheme that allowed students to bypass licensing training. Siena College, the Palm Beach School of Nursing, and Sacred Heart International Institute have lost their … Read More
A dental insurance reform victory in Massachusetts achieved via public ballot is spurring advocates across the country to pursue legislation to institute a medical loss ratio for dental plans in their states, while the ADA explores similar reform at the … Read More
National Children’s Dental Health Month, brought by the ADA, is a month-long national health observance that brings together thousands of professionals, health care providers and educators to promote the benefits of good oral health to children, their caregivers, teachers and … Read More
Multiple dental practice owners and co-conspirators were charged in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania for allegedly engaging in a multifaceted racketeering conspiracy through a multi-state network of dental practices and related dental businesses. On Jan. 18, a federal grand jury … Read More
A Naples physician charged last summer in authorizing fraudulent billing of $2.6 million to Medicare has given up his license to practice in Florida and entered a guilty plea in federal court, records show. Dr. Omar Saleh, 37, voluntarily relinquished … Read More
Texas Mission of Mercy (TMOM), a mobile dental clinic that delivers pain-relieving dental care at no cost to underserved Texans, is coming to Marble Falls on February 24-25, 2023. According to the American Dental Association, many adults do not have … Read More
