Biologically male procedures only. EDIT: If the two people who downvoted this question could explain their reasoning, I would be super interested. No judgements. This is a safe space!

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Gender reassignment surgery?

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Down vote because this is an American specific thing in a global community. It excludes the rest of the world.

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The rest of the world has health care too. The situation is america specific, but anyone can chime in to say what health care is probably worth getting.

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Maybe you missed the “no judgement. This is a safe space” in the op?

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As you judge him for being American? I stand by my original statement, you’re an idiot.

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Upvote for your honesty, mate!

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While the prices arent insane, I still spend nearly double my insurance each month due to “eigen bijdrage”. I think it’s 400 per 3 months, though I’m not sure.

So I understand wanting to catalogue all treatments he could do whilst not needing to pay for’m.

The situation is mostly America specific, the question isn’t.

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Emigrate.

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Damn, teeth are included in health insurance in the US?

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Nope, same with eyes. Dental and eye health are separate insurance in the good ol US

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Teeth are not covered by health insurance in the U.S. (I know. We all know)

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Was just going to point this out too. It’s so stupid.

I’ve also done the math on dental insurance vs out of pocket and a few times, out of pocket was significantly cheaper than the service + insurance.

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I’ve done the same math recently and decided it would be cheaper just to pay myself and keep a bit of savings around for anything extra. I could not find a plan that would pay out more than $2k in a year, and that’s not even a month of rent some places.

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Clearly it’s not a medical thing. I’d love to find out when that racket started, and who got rich from it.

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Yes here in America we operate healthcare with the knowledge that your teeth and eyes are not a part of your body.

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For those not in the US: it may be covered, but normally it’s a separate insurance plan and not covered by your regular health insurance.

It also varies what type of “dental” care. Some mouth/gum surgeries may be covered by the health plan. I think most dental plans cover checkups. All this varies wildly with your employer and insurance election, though.

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Get on Ozempic or Mounjaro

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Oh they do NOT cover that unless you are diabetic. No way. (I looked into it.)

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Wegovy might be covered if you’re just fat. You might also find a doctor willing to prescribe it on the basis of pre-diabetes, although it’ll be a long argument with your insurer.

But if you respond well to the drug it’s worth it. Trust me

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