Get your ears cleaned at an ent. Go to a dermatologist and get a facial. Go to a pediatrist and get a mani/pedi.
Really sucks that dental doesnβt count as medical.
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Get your ears cleaned at an ent. Go to a dermatologist and get a facial. Go to a pediatrist and get a mani/pedi.
Really sucks that dental doesnβt count as medical.
Get my ears cleaned by an ent?
Iβm so soryy. I couldnβt resist.
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Why does it look like the Ent is feeding him π
oh. go get a therapist--not physical; mental. they're insanely expensive, but you can spend the next three months shopping around and by the new year you'll have found someone you like!
I'd double- and triple-check the small print.
They'll find a way to still charge you.
My health insurance denied covering my vasectomy so i put it off. Later that year i was in an accident and hit my max out of pocket pretty quick. I called up my doctor and had them resubmit the preauthorization. got it covered at 100%
I'm still pretty pissed that sterilization for women is covered at 100% under my plan but not for men. (It should be both 100% imo)
It goes the opposite way for wanting to reproduce, too. That is, myself and my wife decided we would try to start a family, and she's apparently fine, but something isn't working on my side of things. (Her doc even said "Don't worry about it, men tend to be an easy fix.")
There's a million programs and special coverages and stuff for women's fertility, but all I asked is "Hey can we just diagnose what's wrong with me? I don't want super-swimmer-syrum or something I just wanna know."
They refuse to consider it urology or any kind of "men's health", and keep wanting to rule as "fertility treatment" which conveniently isn't covered.
Men's reproductive rights aren't even on the radar.
Colonoscopy
Mole map
Hearing aids.
Do every test available for prevention and prophylaxis.
Get your general practitioner to do a full health check, ECG, EEG, cardiac ultrasound, a full blood panel, bloodpressure, pulmonary function, skin cancer prevention ect.
Schedule a gastroscopy and colonoscopy.
Check in with an urologist to get your prostate and urinary tract checked.
If you can, get a full body scan. Either PET or MRI.
Nearly every serious disease or health issue is easier prevented or treated when caught before it casues real issues.
Every cancer there is, has a better outcome and is easier treated when found early. Most of them are silent until very late in the game.
This is something I would recommend to anyone: Take advantage of every preventative messure or examination that is available to you!
There is no illness that you can detect too early.
Until the insurance decides they're not covering it for some reason and OP is stuck with the bill.
Guess I'll die
To your "edit" point: Don't take a handful of downvotes personally; it's pretty easy to do accidentally on mobile so they may have been unintentional
Do you snore? Get a sleep study and a CPAP - thats pricy! Need a colonoscopy? Gel shots in your knees? Any family histories that would warrant testing for cancer markers?
Idk? Boob job? Dental work? Extra set of arms? I wouldnβt know
It's the US, so dental isn't included
Wait, what? You guys are paying all that for insurance and it doesn't always include dental? Like the main reason I wanted to be on health insurance here in Canada was for dental and prescriptions. I've been on some of the crappiest insurance plans here and they all include dental.
Teeth are luxury bones.
Health, vision, and dental are all separate in the US.
It never counts dentalπ’. Dental industry is fighting like hell to stay separate. Our dentists want bigger cuts which is why they only cover 50%
Dental and vision are never included in US health insurance and operate on a totally different confusing insurance framework. They're only available through separate plans and have their own deductables and terms. But unlike health insurance the premiums are generally orders of magnitude lower for both vision and dental.
The problem I've had is that the maximum benefit is typically in the range of $2k-$3k/yr for dental which is quickly hit if you have any oral surgery needs. Unlike with healthcare I don't feel ripped off when paying for dental/vision since the few hundred dollars per year covers preventative care visits too.
Man I live in a country with socialized healthcare and we don't get dental either. Or vision.
There are private insurance providers who offer both. But they ONLY offer services to employers and I've never had a company offer such a benefit. Because you don't need luxury bones to work and any employer who makes you work with a screen is already forced to cover up to some sum every year or every few years (I don't remember) spent on glasses. And there's little point in all the other coverage because it's already free.
I'm this close to starting my own company so I could offer myself dental...
What you mean is, your HMO has had to dust off the "not medically necessary" stamp.
Teeth. Teeth right the fuck now. And if somehow there is nothing wrong with them see if your insurance will cover a flouride coat to keep them that way.
Oh and literally every cancer screening possible. Get your butt checked, your nuts checked, some dermatologists will literally check every inch of your skin. Tell your doctor about every bad habit you have and see what else they're willing to look for.
Teeth are not covered by health insurance in the U.S. (I know. We all know)
This is the perfect opportunity to recreationally infect yourself with rare short term diseases. Try breaking your arm or nose so you have a story. Self harm has never been so cheap.
Edit: See evasive_chimpanzee's comment here, as the following seems to be incorrect information
Seriously though get checked for prostate cancer. Especially if you're over 25 it's very possible and catching it early will be a massive difference.
Same for everyone reading this. I doubt it's that expensive so please look into it and get checked if affordable where you are.
Any minor physical pains? Could see a physical therapist. If you use a computer a lot, your posture might be bad and it helps a lot!
I say blow your free healthcare on something frivolous and fun.
See if they'll swap your left kidney with your right one.
Vasectomy if you don't plan on having kids. Also consider mental healthcare. Everybody could use a little bit now and then.
Get prohibitive dental work. My teeth are fucked from no fluoride in the water when I was a kid, so I always have more work needed.
Lol dental work isn't covered under health insurance. Teeth are luxury bones that only the rich are allowed to keep!
Get all your injuries out of the way. Do a bunch of dumb shit to build character