The 2026 CDT "New Code Trap": Why Your Insurance Carriers Are Neutralizing Your Innovations

The 2026 CDT "New Code Trap": Why Your Insurance Carriers Are Neutralizing Your Innovationsby: Benjamin TuineiPublished on: 06/04/2026

New CDT codes look exciting until insurance quietly assigns them zero value and calls it progress.

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The 2026 CDT "New Code Trap": Why Your Insurance Carriers Are Neutralizing Your Innovations

When Insurance Companies Try the “Half-Pay Shuffle”

When Insurance Companies Try the “Half-Pay Shuffle”by: Benjamin TuineiPublished on: 10/03/2026

When insurers try to negotiate after paying only part of a claim, many dental offices do not realize the contract already set the final price.

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When Insurance Companies Try the “Half-Pay Shuffle”

The Contract You Didn’t Know You Signed (Again) Welcome to the curious world of the “Silent Amendment.”

The Contract You Didn’t Know You Signed (Again)  Welcome to the curious world of the “Silent Amendment.”by: Benjamin TuineiPublished on: 06/03/2026

A quiet clause in many PPO contracts lets insurers change rules without notice, and most dental teams never see it happen.

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The Contract You Didn’t Know You Signed (Again)  Welcome to the curious world of the “Silent Amendment.”

The 85% Rule: The Day the Scoreboard Finally Turned On

The 85% Rule: The Day the Scoreboard Finally Turned Onby: Benjamin TuineiPublished on: 23/02/2026

The 85% Rule is forcing dental insurers to show where premium dollars actually go, and that changes everything for PPO negotiations.

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The 85% Rule: The Day the Scoreboard Finally Turned On

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