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Subject: Re: Insurance question

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Garizona

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Date Posted: 08:53:56 08/07/04 Sat
In reply to: RichardM 's message, "Insurance question" on 08:00:31 08/07/04 Sat

>I was told that "cosmetic" appliances or work is not
>covered, so if I get treatment it will be with the
>standard metal appliances. If I do accept their
>approved treastment plan, than I can seek and pay for
>my preferred appliances myself.

I'm confused -- does this mean they wouldn't cover any of the cost of treatment if you went with ceramics? My plan covers up to a maximum lifetime total (which comes to about half my treatment cost) and the rest is out of my pocket, so the extra $500 my doc wanted for ceramics over metal would have been out of my pocket too, but they still would have covered the same maximum total. I'm 40 and in a professional job and I decided to go with metal -- my friends have nothing but positive comments about them and I'm sure nobody else cares. I'm happy I didn't spend the extra $500 and that my insurance company covers adult orthodontia at all (many don't).

Is there a way to postpone putting on the junk for a couple of weeks? I don't know how many conferences you go to, but if I had only one this year, I'd want to get it out of the way before dealing with the first week of braces. I've had mine on for a little over a week and living on soft foods, which would have been a challenge on the road.

Good luck!
Gary

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Subject	Author	Date
Re: Insurance question	Stacey	09:50:32 08/07/04 Sat