Dentists resist pull of managed care

Dentists resist pull of managed care

Diane Freeman

Business Report Correspondent
Although managed-care companies continue to try and edge their way into the Northern Colorado market, most dentists here say they resist signing up for the programs due to lower reimbursement rates and less control of their practice under the plans.Many managed-care plans permit only basic work on a dental patient, even though they contain "hold harmless" clauses in their contracts so that the dentist is responsible for any problems the patient encounters later, said Dr. Ed Robison, a dentist in Fort Collins and president of the Larimer County Dental Society.
"That˜s…