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Cigna Dental’s New Reduced Plan Fee Schedule
Did your practice receive a Cigna Fee Reduction letter? Dental practices that participate with Cigna PPO in certain market areas (Northern Virginia, Washington DC, Maryland and Pennsylvania) have been receiving a letter from the Plan with a copy of a new reduced plan fee schedule. Cigna Dental is working to reduce “the cost of care” […]
Read More....Is Your Dental Practice Unknowingly Accepting Medicare?
You may be accepting Medicare at your dental practice without knowing it. In recent years, most Commercial Dental Plans have added a Medicare component to their existing network. This is driving patients with Medicare coverage into otherwise commercial-only practices. The result is that the related federal requirements, as is consistent under all CMS programs, will […]
Read More....Ways That Dental Plans are Reducing Their Costs
Let’s examine how dental plans are reducing their costs in 2018. The Dental Insurance Plans have shifted their marketing position with the stated goal of “reducing the cost of dental care”. Here are five Plan behaviors to consider in the current Dental Market: The FIRST way dental plans are reducing their costs Dental Plans are […]
Read More....Strategies for Dealing with Leased Network Arrangements
Let’s look at some strategies for dealing with leased network arrangements in your dental practice. Dental Network Lease Arrangements are allowed through the practice agreements with each of the Dental Plans. Just about every Dental Plan has the ability to put the practice into another Dental network. This causes confusion in your discussion of costs […]
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