New York City Sues 2 Brooklyn Dental Practices Over False Claims and 27% Patient Loans
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Updated · The New York Times · Jul 29
New York City Sues 2 Brooklyn Dental Practices Over False Claims and 27% Patient Loans
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jul 29
Summary
Two Canarsie dental practices were sued in Manhattan state court after New York City accused them of deceiving patients about insurance coverage and steering them into costly financing.
Rates on the payment plans reached 27%, and the city said some patients were enrolled without consent while sitting in treatment chairs and already in pain.
The alleged targets were typically older, low-income patients told they needed thousands of dollars in work that insurance supposedly would not cover—claims the city said were often false.