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Dental Claim Audits and Investigations are Expected to Increase in 2026 - Featured Image - Liles Parker

Dental Claim Audits and Investigations are Expected to Increase in 2026

(January 21, 2026): The past year has been rough for many dental practices around the country. After declining during COVID, government and private payor audits of dental claims rose sharply in 2024 and continued to increase in 2025. The question we are now being asked by our dental clients is whether these activities will continue […]

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Delta Dental Audits Will Increase in 2026. Is Your Practice Ready? - Featured Image - Liles Parker

Delta Dental Audits Will Increase in 2026. Is Your Practice Ready?

(January 13, 2026): As the great Yogi Berra once said, “It’s tough to make predictions – especially about the future.” This maxim is especially true when it comes to forecasting the specific dental claim risk issues that will be the focus of private payor Special Investigation Units (SIUs) in 2026. Nevertheless, we are going to

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Ketamine Audits and Investigations are on the Rise! Are Your Ketamine Infusion / Injection Practices Compliant with the Law?

(October 10, 2024): Ketamine has been in the news again lately. . . for all the wrong reasons. In August 2024, Federal prosecutors out of the Central District of California announced the indictment of five individuals, including two physicians, who allegedly played a role in the fatal ketamine overdose of Matthew Perry in October 2023.

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Operating a Medical Practice in Texas during the COVID-19 Pandemic

(March 30, 2020): The COVID-19 pandemic is unprecedented and has resulted in President Trump declaring a National Emergency[1] and Secretary Alex Azar, of the US Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) to declare a public health emergency[2] for the nation. The effects of this pandemic have been felt across the country, and understandably, numerous

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Section 1135 Waiver Issues and COVID-19

(March 25, 2020): On January 31, 2020, Secretary Alex Azar, of the US Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), used his authority under the Public Health Service Act to declare a public health emergency in the United States.[1] Secretary Azar determined that a public health emergency had existed nationwide since January 27, 2020. Subsequently,

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