Direct Reimbursement
In Direct Reimbursement programs, your employer reimburses you
directly for part or all your dental treatment. Usually all types
of treatment are covered and you can see any dentist you choose.
In addition, you are free to choose the quality of care with
which you are most comfortable. The American Dental Association
views this as the best employer-patient insurance plan available
today. About 95% of the monies spent on a Direct Reimbursement
program goes to actual patient care.
Since an insurance company
is in business to make money, they make more when they sell
a plan that provides less benefit to the patient and more to
the administrator of the program. Unfortunately because of this,
Direct Reimbursement Programs are often the last ones employers
are told about. If you would like to learn more about Direct
Reimbursement programs, contact the American Dental Association
(ADA).
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