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Obamacare Weaker or Stronger Middle Class

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  • And can someone please explain to me why your eyes and your mouth are considered not part of your body and have to be covered by separate insurance?? A tooth infection can kill you - why is it not covered by medical insurance??
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  • imageGeraldoRivera:
    And can someone please explain to me why your eyes and your mouth are considered not part of your body and have to be covered by separate insurance?? A tooth infection can kill you - why is it not covered by medical insurance??

    I would love to know this as well. My dad's insurance covers me until January because of the ACA (thank goodness). But it doesn't cover vision or dental. Are these things not health related? 

    Jack Anderson 2.28.10 Our amazing little man. image
  • imageNastyAnnie:

    imageGeraldoRivera:
    And can someone please explain to me why your eyes and your mouth are considered not part of your body and have to be covered by separate insurance?? A tooth infection can kill you - why is it not covered by medical insurance??

    I would love to know this as well. My dad's insurance covers me until January because of the ACA (thank goodness). But it doesn't cover vision or dental. Are these things not health related? 

    I don't get it either.  When I had to buy my own insurance at 23 many years ago I learned that it wasn't included.  That was new to me, there fore I didn't buy my own dental insurance at all and would only go every other year.  speaking of dental cleanings, I need to get one.  I've procrastinated for 1 year on it because when i was pregnant and even 6 weeks after pregnancy my gums were so sensitive they couldn't get thru a good cleaning and I'm just so paranoid it will hurt again. 

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  • also, mental health coverage seems to not be so great either.  When I was on company insurance I had to pay a $40 copay each time I went (went for 2 years due to some crazy sh!t going on in my life).  Then my company went with a lower plan and I had to pay $50 copay.  To counselor charged $90 for an hour session.  Now that DH and I buy our own its discounted and probably more than $50.  I don't go to see her anymore, but if I did I wouldn't be able to.
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  • Yeah, mental health coverage in this country sucks. And we wonder why people become violent. 
    Jack Anderson 2.28.10 Our amazing little man. image
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