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Posted on: February 25, 2020 at 15:00:52 CT

4TigersinMichigan MU

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But I would also say if there were more competition, the fitted version would not be nearly 7 times the cost of the off the shelf version. When there isn't market pressure, this is what happens.

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Health insurance is a scam - MrBlueSky MU - 2/25 14:43:01

RE: Health insurance is a scam - MOCO SON MU - 2/25 16:34:39

is it a medical necessity? If so, your DR doesn't know how - tigerinhogtown STL - 2/25 16:07:57

Wait...didn't Obama fix HC? - Mizzou Lou KC - 2/25 15:51:59

Good grief! Go to Dick's Sports and purchase a football mou - BH O'bonga MU - 2/25 15:23:03

If it does not fit - meatiger MU - 2/25 15:28:09

RE: If it does not fit - BH O'bonga MU - 2/25 15:33:00

you must acquit (nm) - TigerJackSwartz MU

- 2/25 15:30:57

RE: Health insurance is a scam - sarasotatiger MU - 2/25 15:11:35

in many states you can buy medicaid coverage for kids - tigerinhogtown STL - 2/25 16:11:16

Thank Obama(nm) - DollarSigns MU - 2/25 15:51:51

I have mediscare and a supplement. It works very - jmlppx MU - 2/25 15:03:02

Shop for a different plan that covers it. (nm) - hefeweizen MU

- 2/25 15:01:31

I don't know why you would need a new plan for - ummmm MU - 2/25 15:04:14

MBS is an ignorant, emotionally and mentally disabled child - 90Tiger STL - 2/25 19:13:11

Shop around for a fitted mouth guard. (nm) - ummmm MU - 2/25 14:57:56

If you got your TDS under control - TIGERROAR MU - 2/25 14:56:16

Apperently your insurance is not "excellent"(nm) - meatiger MU - 2/25 14:54:14

Didn't your parents buy you a mouthpiece to go with your - Ragnar Danneskjold MU

- 2/25 14:53:10

RE: Didn't your parents buy you a mouthpiece to go with your - TigerJackSwartz MU

- 2/25 14:54:55

Lol(nm) - Panthera MU - 2/25 14:52:27

so shop for a different plan (nm) - pickle MU

- 2/25 14:52:22

Seems like you paid about $880 too much - TigerJackSwartz MU

- 2/25 14:52:19

Indeed. Taking charge and buying those types of items on - JeffB MU

- 2/25 15:09:01

How much of the mouth guard cost should be covered?(nm) - Bulldog Bob Brown STL - 2/25 14:49:45

Last time I checked, teeth are considered dental(nm) - DollarSigns MU - 2/25 14:48:23

Yep... my fitted guard only cost $200 through dental - Spanky KU - 2/25 14:50:18

And to my point below - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 2/25 14:51:18

You can buy them over the counter for $30 - Spanky KU - 2/25 14:53:53

That make sense - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 2/25 15:00:52

That is what has traditionally happened for health care not - JeffB MU

- 2/25 15:14:06

Dental devices fall into that same category. - Spanky KU - 2/25 15:28:25

sounds like you need to get laid - SwampTiger MU - 2/25 14:47:51

Well, it's not either of those, and it's at night - MrBlueSky MU - 2/25 14:49:08

which is why I said before going to bed (nm) - SwampTiger MU - 2/25 14:50:43

You tried using health insurance for a guard for your - MIZ45 MU - 2/25 14:47:41

This is instructive as to why health insurance does not - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 2/25 14:50:23

But it’s fitted! Lol! - MIZ45 MU - 2/25 14:58:49

saw my doc and dentist, they recommended the same thing(nm) - MrBlueSky MU - 2/25 14:48:32

Ah, I didn’t know if it would do any good if you had dental - MIZ45 MU - 2/25 14:56:15

shocking - meatiger MU - 2/25 14:55:16

lol, they aren't selling it. (nm) - MrBlueSky MU - 2/25 16:06:11

lol, yes, they are, indirectly. ask yourself "why?" (nm) - 90Tiger STL - 2/25 19:15:40

If only the gov't could take it over - Sal MU

- 2/25 14:44:33

They are not "taking it over" they are just paying for it(nm) - raskolnikov MU - 2/25 15:52:19

RE: If only the gov't could take it over - TigerJackSwartz MU

- 2/25 14:53:43

you can thank the gov't for that (nm) - Sal MU

- 2/25 14:55:48

Here's the deal. If you can find me a gov't party who - TigerJackSwartz MU

- 2/25 15:20:13

Does Canada's single payer public health option cover - ummmm MU - 2/25 15:25:38

Does it cover mouth guards? (nm) - ummmm MU - 2/25 14:55:37

Far more efficient for years than private networks(nm) - raskolnikov MU - 2/25 14:46:27

Do they cover mouth guards? (nm) - ummmm MU - 2/25 15:00:47

when has a true private system existed - Sal MU

- 2/25 14:54:27

Fee for service existed when I was a kid(nm) - hefeweizen MU

- 2/25 15:02:47

lol no (nm) - pickle MU

- 2/25 14:52:50

Insurance is not meant to be prepaid medical - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 2/25 14:44:26

That's because you can get those guards - mizzouSECedes STL - 2/25 14:44:00