The Colorado Board of Education is holding a rulemaking hearing in Grand Junction, Colo., Aug. 10 to discuss changes to its policy on healthy beverages in schools. Specifically, the board will consider a change that would allow diet sodas to be sold in high schools. Colorado currently sets more stringent healthy beverage standards than the federal government. There is a …
4 Smart Student Loan Repayment Strategies for New Grads
Congratulations to the Class of 2016! May your lives after graduation be a reflection of everything you’ve worked so hard for—a successful career, stable finances and much more. And if you’re one of the 40 million people in the U.S. with student loans, may your student loan repayment strategy help you eliminate that debt efficiently, so you can focus on …
New Health First Colorado Provider Enrollment Specialists Are Here to Help You
The Aug. 1 deadline for provider revalidation for Colorado’s Medicaid program, Health First Colorado, has passed, but help is available—from provider enrollment specialists—if you have questions about the process. The Health First Colorado Enrollment and Revalidation Information Center now staffs specialists who can help you with anything from general enrollment questions and questions about the status of your application to …
Clearing Up Confusion About the Affordable Care Act
The Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (HHS OCR) issued a recent rule that implements Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The rule went into effect July 18. This part of the ACA prohibits discrimination in healthcare on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability and sex, including discrimination based on pregnancy, …
SB16-009: What Your Practice Needs to Know
The Colorado Dental Board recently emailed dental licensees regarding SB16-009, a 2016 bill that made a technical fix to a longstanding state law on fee splitting by dentists. Information was provided to members about SB16-009 in the summer 2016 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association. A few additional questions have been generated by members, however, following the dental board’s communication. The …
5 Ways to Make Your Practice Sellable
By Susan Spear From the Summer 2016 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association What makes a dental practice sellable in today’s marketplace? A good place to start is to understand and quantify your assets both tangible and intangible. Tangible assets or “hard” assets are the equipment, instrumentation, supplies, computers, software, office lease and leasehold improvements such as cabinetry, office furnishing …
Welcoming New Graduates to the Dental Community
By Denise Kassebaum, D.D.S., M.S., Dean, University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine From the Summer 2016 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association A commencement celebrating the graduation from dental school is a major milestone in the life of a dentist. For 78 new graduates of the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine, this special event took place on …
Bringing More Smiles to Colorado Seniors
By Kelly Caldwell, M.B.A. From the Summer 2016 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association Jacob Alarid was all smiles as he entered the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine, where he is now receiving free care thanks to a new program aimed at helping low-income seniors address their oral health needs. As he took off his U.S. Air Force …
Improving Ethical Licensure Options for Graduates: Non-Patient Exams
By Jennifer Goodrum, Director of Government Relations From the Summer 2016 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association The 2015 CDA House of Delegates charged the CDA to work to implement alternatives to a live patient exam for licensure, given concerns about some ethical implications of the current examination structure. In 2016, substantial progress was made through Colorado Dental Board regulatory …
How Did the 2016 Legislative Session Affect You?
By Jennifer Goodrum, CDA Director of Government Relations From the Summer 2016 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association Colorado’s 2016 state legislative session ran from Jan. 13, 2015, through May 11, 2016. As always, the CDA worked hard at the statehouse on your behalf. It was a busy – and very successful – session for the dental profession. This year, …
