July 14, 2015 — U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) has sent letters to key government agencies, asking how many criminal and civil cases have been brought against dentists suspected of fraudulent treatment and billing practices involving Medicaid patients.
“Some dentists are clearly performing unwanted and unneeded medical procedures on children without the consent of parents and bilking Medicaid for the privilege,” Sen. Grassley wrote in the June 30 memos to Daniel Levinson, head of the Office of Inspector General (OIG) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch.
“Some dentists are clearly performing unwanted and unneeded medical procedures on children without the consent of parents and bilking Medicaid for the privilege.”— U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley
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