To get help with a health, life or disability insurance program, please contact your regional MDA Insurance agent by calling 800-860-2272 and using the extension indicated below. • Southeast Michigan Averill Meadows ameadows@mdaifg.com ext. 435 • Central, Kalamazoo Valley, Southwestern and Lakeland Valley districts: Rick Seely rseely@mdaifg.com ext. 411 • Remainder of state: Melanie Adler,… Continue reading
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Getting to Know Medicare
Part A: Hospital insurance. There is no premium changed for Part A. It covers eligible expenses of hospitalization, qualified home health care, skilled nursing care, hospice care. Part B: Outpatient care, doctor visits, diagnostic tests and exams, durable medical equipment, some preventive care. There is a premium charged, and a deductible applies. Part C: Medicare… Continue reading
Malpractice payment volume trends downward; adverse action reports trending upward
The years between 1990 and 1999 saw the greatest number of adverse action reports and malpractice award payments for dentists and dental hygienists in Michigan, according to the National Practitioners Data Bank. In those 10 years, 1,219 malpractice award payments were recorded and 521 adverse action reports were made to the NPDB. In contrast, between… Continue reading
PPP Risk Management Seminar helps avoid risk and saves money
Dentists who carry their malpractice insurance through the MDA-endorsed Professional Protector Plan (PPP) will earn a 10% discount on their premium for three consecutive years by completing a PPP risk management seminar. Everyone who completes the course will earn 4.5 hours of CE credits. The course is available to anyone and builds on the philosophy… Continue reading
Home & Auto Insurance Agents at Your Service
For assistance with home and auto insurance, please contact our team of agents by calling 800-860-2272 and entering an extension indicated below. Also visit the Insurance section of mdaprograms.com and select Home, Auto, Umbrella. Personal Lines Manager Jeni Drummond ext. 462 jdrummond@mdaifg.com Personal Lines Agents: • Beth Jackson ext. 443 bjackson@mdaifg.com • Jill Faught ext…. Continue reading
Sweet Rewards! A chance to indulge your sweet tooth while learning about Michigan’s no-fault reform law
Saving money on home and auto insurance is on everyone’s priority list, but making ill-informed decisions on how much coverage you need can end up costing you a lot. As no-fault auto reform rolls out in Michigan when auto policies renew, it’s never been more important to understand what you may be trading off when… Continue reading
Stay ahead of ever-changing regulatory rules
MDA-endorsed Eagle Associates continually reviews all HIPAA, OSHA,and OIG rules, interpretations, guidelines, and enforcement strategies and publishes updates to its policy manuals. MDA members have access to exclusive service bundles at discounted rates. You can save $665 on the OSHA, HIPAA and OIG compliance Level 2 service package. Subscribe today and let Eagle Associates shoulder… Continue reading
Recruit and retain patients with a customizable, easy-to-implement in-office dental plan
Starting your own in-office dental plan can help you recruit new patients, better meet the treatment needs of current patients and – importantly – give you more control over what you earn for your services. Invest less than 10 minutes of your time to watch this on-demand webinar to learn how your practice can benefit… Continue reading
Protect yourself with insurance: Purchase an individual health plan through Dec. 15.
Those who are not members of a group health insurance plan can purchase an individual health plan only until Dec. 15 for a Jan. 1 effective date. After Dec. 15, you can no longer enroll in a health insurance plan for next year, unless you have a “qualifying event” such as a marriage, divorce, birth… Continue reading
Home & Auto Lunch ’n Learns rebooted for COVID safety with new Sweet Rewards program
For years, our popular lunch ’n learn program has been offered in dental offices across the state to help people understand the basics of home and auto insurance. No-fault auto reform has been a big topic during these presentations recently, as well. Due to the pandemic, MDA Insurance has reimagined the program so we can… Continue reading