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Originally Posted by Danzig

it's why i snickered to myself when riot mentioned in her post that her preventive care is free. nothing is 'free'. everything has a price, whether on the front end or hidden somewhere else.
now, preventive care might not have a copay, but it's paid for elsewhere.

You make a good point, the word "free" is misleading. Let's rephrase it correctly: there are no copays for preventive care. And that's a very good thing, as it reduces the cost of health care by addressing prevention. Yes. It's paid by the people who are paying the monthly premiums to the private insurance companies that are providing the services (the private companies are gaining thousands of new customers). Just like when you pay only a copay at your insurance, and your premiums pay for the rest of your care. Wouldn't it be nice if preventive care had no copay with your insurance? Screening blood tests, Pap smears, etc? That would certainly encourage better health care, wouldn't it? Certainly nothing to snicker about.