Most of the younger families (without children) do not worry too much about insurance, since they are usually healthy and sickness is more often the flu or cold that can be taken care of at home. In the past the majority of young families found work with a large company that provided some form of insurance and they felt it would take care of them for a long time. That may have been true back in the 1950’s or even in the 1970’s but not now.
Today’s economic environment has placed additional financial burdens on companies and on us. The company’s where “dad” retired from after 30 years, is now laying workers off cutting back production or even shutting down entirely. When a family is suddenly left with no steady income there are so many changes that have to be made. Everyone knows the cost of medical and dental care is not cheap, however, it is still important to take of the non serious problems so they do not become serious and expensive problems. This is especially true with dental care, a small cavity becomes a root canal or gum disease, now you are dealing with a very expensive procedure instead of something routine.
There are a lot of families who simple can not afford most dental procedures. This is where the discount programs can help a lot of families with at least the periodic appointments. Most of these programs have a large network of providers and the savings can be substantial. Also most of the programs also help with prescription discounts, chiropractic care and eye glasses as well as the dental for no extra cost.
With insurance cost continuing to climb and the benefits decreasing, except for a few, most families will start using these discount programs, even when the economic conditions start to improve.
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