In Japan, there are some limits on how much NHI will pay for in a single visit. Usually, you can pay more out-of-pocket to do things in one shot, or you have to go multiple times to accomplish things
Dentists and hygienists worried they can’t gouge seniors anymore. - alternative headline.
Oh, they’ll find a way.
This plan was always designed to fail: much like $10/day daycare, it’s sloganeering wrapped in the usual neoliberal shit-sandwich of means-testing and underfunding.
Dentists and hygienists worried they can’t gouge seniors anymore. - alternative headline.
Edit: for those that missed it in the article:
Exactly, but you can remove “seniors” from that and it will be even more true.
In Japan, there are some limits on how much NHI will pay for in a single visit. Usually, you can pay more out-of-pocket to do things in one shot, or you have to go multiple times to accomplish things
Most dental procedures are typically spread out over multiple visits.
In the US, this was not my experience (unless they needed to send off for a permanent crown or something)
https://nationalpost.com/news/world/woman-sues-dentist-32-procedures-in-single-visit
Oh, they’ll find a way.
This plan was always designed to fail: much like $10/day daycare, it’s sloganeering wrapped in the usual neoliberal shit-sandwich of means-testing and underfunding.