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    Does the 3-Year Rule Violate State DMO Contract?

    TDMR has done a review of the Texas Medicaid dental maintenance organization contract available publicly on the Texas HHS website and found a requirement that all medical necessity determinations be based on “valid and reliable clinical evidence or a consensus … Read More

    March 2, 2022 0
    Medicaid Reform News
    MCNA Sells Florida Headquarters, Moving Out

    It has been reported in two Florida business publications this week that children of the late MCNA founder Dr. Jeffrey Feingold have sold the company’s headquarters in Ft. Lauderdale to a Florida capital firm. According to The Real Deal, a … Read More

    January 27, 2022 0
    Medicaid Reform News
    DentaQuest-led 3-Year Rule Outrages Medicaid Dentists

    TDMR published a letter from a dentist a month ago who expressed their outrage about DMO self-made rules that restrict and inhibit treatment of young Medicaid-eligible children to their detriment. Now that the holiday season is well out of the … Read More

    January 20, 2022 1
    Medicaid Reform News
    Plan Termination For Filing a Complaint with HHS Not In DMO Provider Manuals

    After our last article about possible termination from a DMO’s network for filing a complaint with HHS before all company complaint procedures have been exhausted, we picked up online copies of the Medicaid Provider manuals for DentaQuest, MCNA and UnitedHealthcare … Read More

    September 15, 2021 0
    Medicaid Reform News
    ADSO Response to TDMR DMO 2020 Survey

    TDMR took the opportunity to send a few questions to the new president of the Association of Dental Service Organizations (ADSO) Emmet Scott about the results of our latest DMO survey. We received back the following thoughtful responses and hope … Read More

    September 2, 2020 2
    DMO Surveys | Medicaid Reform News
    Texas Medicaid Dental Maintenance Organization Annual Survey 2020

    UPDATE:  The survey is now closed and we are tabulating the results which will be published next week. It has been a tumultuous year and we hadn’t really considered putting out our annual DMO satisfaction survey until now. Not many … Read More

    July 16, 2020 0
    Medicaid Reform News
    Texas HHS-OIG Audit Finds MCNA billed Medicaid $766,000 in unsupported consulting expenses and more
    November 18, 2019 0
    DMO Surveys | Medicaid Reform News
    2019 Survey Results: Medicaid Dentists “on the Verge of Quitting” Doubled Over Last Year
    May 31, 2019 0
    Medicaid Reform News
    Capitation? DentaQuest and Brident Dental Agree on Alternative Payment Method
    December 11, 2018 0
    Media
    Dentist surprises military veteran with free dental work

    HOUSTON (FOX 26) – In the weeks before Veterans Day, a Houston dentist met a U.S. Air Force veteran who was struggling with dental issues and decided to surprise him with the gift of $15,000 worth of dental work. Dr. … Read More

    November 11, 2017 0
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    DMO Surveys | Medicaid Reform News
    Followup Survey on DMOs Shows Slight Improvement, Not Much Different

    Below are the results of our TDMR Medicaid Dental Maintenance Organization Followup Survey.  84 dentists responded to the survey which is not quite comparable to the 105 who took the first survey back in December 2016. Cautions on the results … Read More

    March 19, 2017 0
    Medicaid Reform News
    UPDATE: Delta Dental On the Way Back to Texas?

    UPDATE: We now have a copy of the letter from Delta Dental to Texas dentists regarding joining their “Texas Medicaid network.” (see below) TDMR received an interesting email after our recent story on dental managed care and the possibility of … Read More

    November 14, 2016 1
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      • The Facts About the Great Texas Medicaid Orthodontic Scandal
      • TDMR articles
      • Medicaid Media
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        • TMHP
        • 2008 TMHP Audit by OIG
        • 2012 TMHP Audit by OIG
        • Antoine Dental Case
        • Harlingen Family Dentistry Case
        • Jack Stick Arrest for DWI
      • Due Process Archive
        • Survey Results
        • TDMR Submission
        • SB 1803
          • Overview
          • Dental Provider Testimony Videos
          • Public Testimony Videos
          • SB 1803 Has Passed the House!
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