Downgrades and Alternative Benefits - 2025 Updates
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Title: Downgrades and Alternative Benefits - 2025 Updates
Length: 45 minutes
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1. Office Hour
One of the most common questions about insurance is: Why did insurance pay less than expected for a service? Does this mean the insurance company committed fraud? In this session, we’ll break down what’s really happening, why it happens, and most importantly, what you can do about it, both as a dental office and on behalf of your patients. You’ll learn how to more accurately estimate downgrades and reduce surprises. I’ll also walk through several EOB examples to help you understand how to read them, since they’re often misleading or misinterpreted.
2. Quiz for CE

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