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The Fed raised rates a quarter point to 3.75-4.00% on September 16 and banks lifted prime to 7.00% the next day, repricing every practice loan tied to it.
The Fed raised rates to 3.75-4.00 percent on September 16 and prime went to 7.00 percent; veterinary prices rose 5.7 percent in the year to August, the ADA told a House panel the three largest dental insurers hold 38 to 97 percent of a state's group market, and the Labor Department narrowed its parity enforcement to three areas — every claim sourced.
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Dental prices rose 5.0% and veterinary 5.7% in the year to August while physicians' services rose 2.0% and eye care 1.3%, Labor Department data released September 11 show
Dental prices rose 5.0 percent and veterinary 5.7 percent in the year to August against 2.0 percent for physicians' services; CMS told states to restrict dental amalgam coverage, 85 percent of veterinary clients balk at $1,000 estimates, Ohio fined a med spa $25,000 and added quarterly medical-director inspections, and the DEA's telemedicine rule reached OIRA against a December 31 cliff — every claim sourced.
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Treasury made the Corporate Transparency Act exemption permanent on August 11 and the rule took effect August 14, ending beneficial ownership filing for U.S.-formed practices
Treasury made the Corporate Transparency Act exemption permanent August 14, ending beneficial ownership filing for U.S.-formed practices; small-group health premiums are filed up a median 14% for 2027; CDT 2027 changes 67 dental codes; South Carolina bars research-grade peptides; Medicaid renewals are backing up before work reporting starts.
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CMS proposed cutting the Medicare conversion factor 1.68% to $32.84 for 2027, adding a richer visit-complexity modifier and new remote-monitoring staffing rules; comments close September 14
Dental staff costs are up 23% since 2021 while insurance reimbursement rose 21% and Medicaid 18%, Medicaid work requirements begin October 1, Indiana's first med-spa law requires registration by January 1, 2027, and HHS awarded $223.1 million in behavioral-health grants — every claim sourced.
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