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Javaman

(62,530 posts) Mon Jan 16, 2012, 03:57 PM Jan 2012

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Is anesthesia and preventative health care...

does anyone know if anesthesia is covered under the Afordable Health Care Act?

I had a procedure last May, everything seemed to covered, until I got a bill for the anesthesia...YESTERDAY!

Anyone else experience this?

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Is anesthesia and preventative health care... (Original Post) Javaman Jan 2012 OP

Anesthesia would be covered, of course. Lil Missy Jan 2012 #1

It prevents you from having Charlemagne Jan 2012 #2

Indeed! Lil Missy Jan 2012 #3

It's inconceivable that the surgery would be covered, but not the anesthesia. Nye Bevan Jan 2012 #4

Lil Missy

(17,865 posts)

1. Anesthesia would be covered, of course.

Reply to Javaman (Original post)

Mon Jan 16, 2012, 04:11 PM

Jan 2012

But anesthesia is not preventive care.

Charlemagne

(576 posts)

2. It prevents you from having

Reply to Lil Missy (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 16, 2012, 04:17 PM

Jan 2012

a really, really bad experience at the doctors

Lil Missy

(17,865 posts)

3. Indeed!

Reply to Charlemagne (Reply #2)

Mon Jan 16, 2012, 04:27 PM

Jan 2012

Nye Bevan

(25,406 posts)

4. It's inconceivable that the surgery would be covered, but not the anesthesia.

Reply to Javaman (Original post)

Mon Jan 16, 2012, 04:42 PM

Jan 2012

So you should be fine. Those bills are very, very scary though.

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