Re: what is cost in US if no insurance?

[Guest guest]

Without insurance or my " in house " discount my upper + lower was

quoted to be around the $50k range. With insurance (fingers crossed)

and after provider discount I think I'll still have to pay a few

thousand to satisfy my annual maximum out of pocket.

> I've been watching some of the threads about insurance woes and am

> curious about what the cost is in the United States if there is no

> insurance? In Canada, we have general health care coverage that

> covers most of the cost -- for everyone, no questions asked if

your

> surgeon says you should do it. The extra cost (about $1100 US) is

> paid by you (costs are panoramic xrays, splint, prescriptions, and

a

> few other things). The hopital, surgeon fees, anaesthetist etc.

are

> all paid for by our socialized health system. Some people, if they

> have extra health coverage through work etc., get the whole thing

> paid for. And if you are on social assistance, the whole thing

would

> be paid for. IN fact, my oral surgeon spends part of his year in

> third-world countries doing operations on people who would

otherwise

> have no access to it. I had to pay the $1100, which is not minimal

I

> know, but at least it makes it within reach for most people. I

just

> saved for a while. I've seen people spend more on a television,

and

> this is much more important. I don't want to start a political

> discussion, but when I read on this discussion board about people

> having to cancel their surgery because of cost it really makes me

> sad, and I'm grateful to live in a country that doesn't allow only

> people with money to get adequate health care.

[Guest guest]

my upper and lower were 65K .. i do believe - insurance covered it

all! WOW! even though the insurance part wasnt your question..

> > I've been watching some of the threads about insurance woes and

am

> > curious about what the cost is in the United States if there is

no

> > insurance? In Canada, we have general health care coverage that

> > covers most of the cost -- for everyone, no questions asked if

> your

> > surgeon says you should do it. The extra cost (about $1100 US) is

> > paid by you (costs are panoramic xrays, splint, prescriptions,

and

> a

> > few other things). The hopital, surgeon fees, anaesthetist etc.

> are

> > all paid for by our socialized health system. Some people, if

they

> > have extra health coverage through work etc., get the whole thing

> > paid for. And if you are on social assistance, the whole thing

> would

> > be paid for. IN fact, my oral surgeon spends part of his year in

> > third-world countries doing operations on people who would

> otherwise

> > have no access to it. I had to pay the $1100, which is not

minimal

> I

> > know, but at least it makes it within reach for most people. I

> just

> > saved for a while. I've seen people spend more on a television,

> and

> > this is much more important. I don't want to start a political

> > discussion, but when I read on this discussion board about people

> > having to cancel their surgery because of cost it really makes me

> > sad, and I'm grateful to live in a country that doesn't allow

only

> > people with money to get adequate health care.