Re: Growing teeth in the future?

From: Dr Steve (nospam_at_home.net)
Date: 07/08/04 

Date: Thu, 08 Jul 2004 11:04:22 GMT

What is sometimes mandated is if you offer insurance to one employee, you
have to offer it to all employees. At the same coverage. 

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Stephen Mancuso, D.D.S.
Troy, Michigan, USA
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This posting is intended for informational or conversational purposes only.
Always seek the opinion of a licensed dental professional before acting on
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"Steven Bornfeld" <dentaltwinnospam@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:40EBF17D.8050605@earthlink.net...
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>
> Alexander Vasserman DDS., BS. wrote:
> >> I certainly don't love insurance companies, and I don't know how things
> >>work in the UK.  But in the U.S., an insurance company will likely sit
> >>down with an employer benefits manager and sell them any insurance
> >>benefit they want.  However, the employer will have to pay for it.
> >> While it is wonderful to have a terrific employee benefits package, in
> >>the U.S. benefits are generally being cut back, not augmented.  All
> >>those computer industry jobs aren't going to India because corporations
> >>want to become more generous.
> >>
> >>Steve
> >
> >
> > Companies with X or more # of employes are required to provide health
> > insurance to their employees thanks to legislators.
> > This strain on the company in addition to other regulation forces it
> > to provide the bare minimum coverage that is why these things are not
> > covered.
> > If the government stayed out of company operations for the most part
> > this would not happen.
>
> I don't know of any state that mandates dental insurance.  For that
> matter, in NY State medical insurance for employees is not
> mandated--disability and workers' compensation are mandated, and a
> retirement account after (IIRC) 3 continuous years of employment.
> Yeah, we could be more "competitive" if we allowed all our places of
> employment to be run like sweatshops.
>
> Steve
>
>

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