http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2004/07/06/more_find_health_plans_too_costly
Read this in my local paper today. Anyone think it's a factor that could possibly reduce the numbers of kids receiving implants? Yes, I know there's Medicaid, but only VERY VERY poor people are eligable for Medicaid. There are a HUGE number of people who are "middle class" who are uninsured and can't really cope too well with health care costs. This is one thing that AG Bell and the lovely folks who push oral don't realize....that making a kid depend on technology doesn't equate freedom in listening and talking, but rather increases their dependancy on a for-profit commodity!
Read this in my local paper today. Anyone think it's a factor that could possibly reduce the numbers of kids receiving implants? Yes, I know there's Medicaid, but only VERY VERY poor people are eligable for Medicaid. There are a HUGE number of people who are "middle class" who are uninsured and can't really cope too well with health care costs. This is one thing that AG Bell and the lovely folks who push oral don't realize....that making a kid depend on technology doesn't equate freedom in listening and talking, but rather increases their dependancy on a for-profit commodity!