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Bill targets insurer practices that dentists say cost them money

Bipartisan legislation would require dentists to agree before being paid with credit cards or having their services leased out
April 20, 2023
 
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State Reps. Cyrus Javadi, R-Tillamook (left), and Hai Pham, D-Hillsboro (right), speak to the Senate Health Care Committee on April 20, 2023 in support of House Bill 3008. The bill would restrict insurance practices the lawmakers say are catching dentists off guard with additional costs. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon lawmakers are advancing a bill intended to stop insurers from blindsiding dentists with unexpectedly low payments.