Texas Dentists for Medicaid Reform: 'Reform' for whom?
Texas Dentists for Medicaid Reform has all the trappings of a public interest group: The State Capitol is featured prominently on its website; the Texas star is in its logo; the word "reform" is in its title.
But TDMR, as it calls itself, acts like a private interest group.
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A look at the name tags outside the dinner show many of of the invited guests have had their Medicaid payments suspended under a doctrine called Credible Allegations of Fraud (CAF). Under CAF, physicians and dentists can have their Medicare or Medicaid payments withheld if the government believes they've committed fraud.
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So who really is Texas Dentists for Medicaid Reform? Thirty-nine dental chains have had their Medicaid payments withheld under Credible Allegations of Fraud.
The complete story at http://www.wfaa.com/news/investigates/Texas-Dentists-for-Medicaid-Reform-Reform-for-Whom-194698771.html .
[font color=green]Dentists bilking the taxpayers for millions of dollars.[/font]
