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Dentists Say State Is Behind On Payment
Produced by Sean Crawford on Friday, September 04, 2009
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Illinois state government and university employees might have to fork over more money when going to the dentist. Some dentists are fed up with having to wait six months or more to be paid under the state's insurance program.
Instead of playing the waiting game with the state's dental insurance, more dentists are asking patients to pay up front. That impacts state government and university workers. Greg Johnson with the Illinois Dental Society says some might request the entire bill be paid or a large portion.
JOHNSON: It's really going to be on a practice to practice basis and the relationship the dental office has with their patients and how much that is of the population of their entire practice.
There are no estimates on the number of dentists who are asking for upfront payments. Patients on the hook for their dental bills would then have to wait for the insurance firm to reimburse them. The state blames delays on a lack of money. Illinois also recently began charging government retirees a premium for dental coverage.
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