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FINANCES
The industry has experienced a steady decline in reimbursement rates over the
past two decades. Recent Morgan Stanley research reported a 6.7% decline for
2018 and anticipates another 8.7% decline for 2019. Combining declining insurance
reimbursement rates with the rising costs of operating a practice not only
This is not a great formula for success and the downward spiral is only going to
get worse for practice owners. Meanwhile, the insurance companies continue to
teams.
just going to sink deeper into what we call, “The Reimbursement Crisis.”
It is now more important than ever for dental practices to recognize the issue and
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of income being lost each month.
Better yet, dentists can create new and scalable revenue streams without even
having to look outside the front doors of their very own practice. How you ask? By
practice AND its uninsured patients.
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