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This is M Hatton with the
Becker's Dental Past Sale Podcast.

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Here's your daily industry news
briefing for today, May 15th. First,

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an Illinois Dental office agreed to
pay approximately $300,000 to settle

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allegations that it violated the
False Claims Act. Springfield,

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Illinois based Tolia Dental allegedly
submitted claims to Medicaid for dental

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services that were not medically
necessary from June 1st, 2016.

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Until November 26th, 2019,

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the United States will receive about
$120,000 from the settlement while the

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state will receive about $180,000
according to a May 11th news release

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from the US Attorney's Office for
the Central District of Illinois.

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Second Grano Rapids,

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Michigan based orthodontic Partners
recently affiliated with its largest

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practice. To date, the company
added Gorman and Bunch Orthodontics,

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which has nine locations in Indiana
according to a May 12th news release,

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orthodontic Partners has more
than 30 prac practice partners.

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