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Dentists Overprescribing Antibiotics and Avoiding Health Care Reform

May 20, 2010 By Jay Norris

[…] MD Whistleblower had a couple good observations:
– Dentists prescribe prophylactic antibiotics (ATBs) with routine recklessness… Many dentists irrationally prescribe ATBs before teeth cleanings and other procedures.
– Not a syllable in the ~2000 page health care reform law that affects dentists.

Filed Under: Dental

Colorado HB 1166 Makes Insurance Easier To Understand

March 22, 2010 By Louise Norris

[…] His Plain Language In insurance bill passed out of the House last week, and is headed for the Senate this week. It would require that all auto, dental, long term care, and health insurance policies sold in Colorado be written at no more than a 10th grade reading level starting in 2010. It would also require that all the fine print be no finer than a 10 point font. […]

Filed Under: Dental, Fort Collins, Group Health, Health Insurance Reform, HSA, Individual/Family Health

Dentists And HIV Screening

December 28, 2009 By Louise Norris

[…] Even if the cost of the test is only counted towards a patient’s deductible (as might be the case if the patient has an HSA qualified plan, for example), just knowing that it will be billed to the health insurance company might make a patient more likely to get the test. In addition, billing the test to a health insurance company is likely to result in a lowered final price for the patient based on network negotiated rates. All around, it makes sense for dental offices that provide HIV screening to be able to bill a patient’s health insurance company for the test.

Filed Under: Health Care Goodies, HSA, Insurance Companies

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