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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Phooey!  I volunteer at a free dental clinic and every single person had to bring latest tax return.  For minors, parent's tax return is required.  Your daughter doesn't know diddly damn squat.

Now, the tax payer does have to shell out for free dental work for members of Congress and this Frost's me no end.[/quote]

+1 and -1

+1. Your daughter definately does not know WTF she is talking about. Illegal immigrants only get Medicaid under very limited emergency circumstances. ER stabilization and child birth are the biggies. Kids who are not here lawfully are not getting orthodontia.  Even Medicaid eligible kids need to show medical necessity, as opposed to cosmetic purposes.  I'm sorry she is unhappy that kids who are here legally, but whose parents speak Spanish get braces if it is deemed medically necessary.  Your daughter may be a dental hygienist who serves the Hispanic community, but I do Medicaid policy for a living, and I call BS.

Read and learn about Medicaid/CHIP policies for undocumented immigrants.  https://www.medicaid.gov/medicaid/outreach-and-enrollment/downloads/overview-of-eligibility-for-non-citizens-in-medicaid-and-chip.pdf

Also, realize that some states choose to be more generous than the floor the federal grand gernment provides. So, take it up with the state.

But -1 on free braces for Congress.  Under FEHB, you buy most dental coverage separate. The best you can do with braces, and I checked carefully, is 50% reimbursement, but the plan is expensive. You pretty much break even with one kid in braces.  My 2 kids overlapped, so it is worth it.

Now, members of Congress goes under the ACA, so they get what the public gets on the exchanges.   Most Congressional staffers are FEHB. So yes, some amount of dental insurance is employer subsidized. But no, Feds and Congress Are not getting amazing dental and free braces.

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