Illinois owes dentists more than $200 million

The state of Illinois owes dentists more than $200 million for services provided to state employees. Illinois has yet to pay the dentists due to the budget impasse, according to the St. Louis Business Journal. Illinois’ bill backlog in all categories surpassed $13.02 billion as of May 15, according to the comptroller’s office. “We’ve gone all of ‘16 and the first part of ‘17 with no claims paid,” Dr. Kent Splaingard told the Journal. Splaingard, who operates a solo dental practice…
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