“I don’t know that [Congress] really justified it,” said Evelyn Ireland, executive director of the National Association of Dental Plans. “They just used the benchmark plan language … and didn’t think about the reality of the situation.”
Pediatric dental care is an essential benefit that all health policies must offer under the federal Affordable Care Act — though, unlike health insurance, individuals without dental insurance don’t have to pay a fine.
But due to an IRS ruling, health care plans on state exchanges are not required to include dental coverage, as long as at least one provider offers stand-alone dental coverage, according to Colin Reusch, senior policy analyst at the Children’s Dental Health Project.
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I heard you don't need teeth to eat Soylent Green
Adults need dental care just as much if not more than children. Dental insurance should be part of the medical plan like it is for kids.
This gets more unreal all the time!
" "... and didn’t think about the reality of the situation." "
This seems to be the norm for our entire gov't. From the Executive branch to the Legislative branch and most certainly the Judicial branch, they have all lost touch with reality in America.
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