i've had insurance companies (PPO and indemnity) which covered mouth splints for TMJ (since it's not dental, it's orthopoedic) and ones that did not... most now specifically exclude any TMJ treatment, which i think is a load of hogwash. my TMJ is pretty much a non-issue now (after five years of wearing mouth splints), but if it recurrs, it sucks to know i'll have to treat it out of pocket. those mouthpieces are EXPENSIVE and i went through quite a few (my jaw exerted an insane amount of pressure on the acrylic polymers... my doctor told me the lab LIKED me, not because i gave them so much money, but because i was an excuse to create better polymers.)...
i just think it's insane that foot orthotics for diabetics suffering from neuropathy and circulation problems are covered, but orthotics for me (some kind of neuropathy and ass-long foot bones) are not.
maybe i should sue for metatarsal discrimination. ;)
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yeah, i know...
Date: 2002-01-05 01:30 pm (UTC)i just think it's insane that foot orthotics for diabetics suffering from neuropathy and circulation problems are covered, but orthotics for me (some kind of neuropathy and ass-long foot bones) are not.
maybe i should sue for metatarsal discrimination. ;)