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[Honeycombe8]

89. I noticed that, too. Dental ins. is a fairly recent thing. I held out for a long time.

But I noticed the jump in dental costs...it was when insurance was becoming more common for people. I didn't get the ins and cont'd to pay out of pocket. Until it got too expensive, and I was forced to get insurance. The care providers just increase their fees so they get at least close to what they need to pay for their expenses and make a profit.

There used to not be ins. for maternity. Maternity costs were up front and reasonable. The dr charged a flat rate for 9 mos of visits. The hospitals charged a flat rate for birthing (not counting any problems). Then people demanded that ins. cover maternity. The care costs sky rocketed, so people have to have ins. to pay the bills, now.

Now, people have demanded coverage for birth control. We know what will happen. The costs will sky rocket, the ins. cos. will have to pay, and ALL of our premiums will go up to pay for that, just like they did for maternity benefits, dental insurance, etc.

There's a good side and a bad side to having something covered by insurance.