One question our benefit account managers get asked often is “What is the difference between Medicare Supplements and Medicare Advantage Plans”? Our friends at WPS Health Insurance help explain this. Learn the differences here. More information on Medicare can be found on our website, or you may simply call us at 1-800-637-4676 and our Benefits… Continue Reading Medicare Supplement vs. Medicare Advantage
The Wisconsin Dental Association has launched CareerForward, a job board for Wisconsin dental professionals. Classified ads such as practice for sale or lease, properties/office space available, practice wanted, equipment wanted, equipment for sale, continuing education opportunity, volunteer opportunity and miscellaneous will stay on the WDA classifieds page on WDA.org. All other dental professional job categories… Continue Reading Reach statewide dental community with new CareerForward job board
On Sept. 20, 2018, the Treasury Department announced that the Internal Revenue Service will implement a redesigned W-4 form for tax year 2020, a timeline that will allow for continued work to refine the new approach for the form. As a result of the enactment of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the Treasury… Continue Reading Treasury Department and IRS to Launch Redesigned W-4 Form in 2020
You already know that Wisconsin Dental Association members save 20 percent or more overall on some 65,000 dental products from 500 brands, including 3M, with no gray market or expired products through WDASupplySource.com. But, do you know you can also enjoy member-only pricing on patient giveaways and gifts, furniture, equipment and general supplies for your… Continue Reading Make WDASupplySource.com your practice’s one-stop shop
The WDA Association Health Plan, underwritten by WPS Health Insurance, is exclusive to Wisconsin Dental Association members only. The WDA Association Health Plan allows practices to be underwritten outside of “community rating.” This means there will be health underwriting and your group will be rated accordingly (unlike Affordable Care Act plans which do not take… Continue Reading WDA Association Health Plan
Are you planning on retiring or transitioning anytime in the next five years? Do you have a 10 year protected health information (PHI) records retention and destruction plan? If you plan to retire, do you have a buyer that plans to purchase the practice management software and digital patient records from you? If you answered… Continue Reading Records retention and storage after the patient’s last visit
Dentists may nominate colleagues or themselves for the positions of Wisconsin Dental Association president-elect, vice president and speaker of the house. Each serves for one year and the speaker’s term can be renewed indefinitely. The committee will present its slate of candidates to the WDA House of Delegates when it meets Nov. 8 – 9,… Continue Reading 2018-2019 WDA officer slate
Imagine that your tooth is radiating with pain, you don’t have a dental office to call home and you’re typing “dentist near me” into Google. You click “search,” and within seconds your options appear. What you find on these clickable pages will determine which practice phone number you call, and whose operatory you’ll sit in… Continue Reading Three tips for a successful landing page
The American Dental Association’s new CDT 2019 and companion kit code check app reduces the time you spend on coding so you can spend more time with patients. Correct coding provides the needed clarity to auto-adjudicate claims, speeds claim processing, lessens the need for additional information requests and reduces claim rejections. This coding kit includes: CDT… Continue Reading New CDT 2019 kit helps staff save time, code accurately