Re: Price of dental
Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2024 5:27 am
From my experience when I was self pay a year I didn't have insurance I was surprised that Dr. bill was pretty low. I think it is the other way around JM. My Mom has medicare and she still spent $8000 out of her own pocket. I have dental insurance through work which pays $1000 in dental a year which is a tiny fraction of what I need done. Apparently we are all paying for the education and advanced technology used today. I'd rather the days gone by where all people could afford dental work for the most part.Judas Maccabeus wrote: ↑Sun Jan 28, 2024 11:51 pmI just wonder how much of the cost that self-pays face is a direct result of the discounts that insurers demand, forcing providers to work below cost, which must be made up somewhere?Josh wrote: ↑Sun Jan 28, 2024 4:27 pmIn my state, endodontics are covered - there are 0 endodontists in network. You have to call your MCO and then have a three way call with Dentaquest to demand to see a specialist. They then spend weeks (or months) finding one who is both taking new patients and who will agree to treat you.
In my experience, they find ways to get out of covering almost anything beyond a routine cleaning.