{"id":865,"date":"2024-11-09T12:15:53","date_gmt":"2024-11-09T18:15:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wenatcheeinsurance.com\/blog\/?p=865"},"modified":"2024-11-09T12:15:54","modified_gmt":"2024-11-09T18:15:54","slug":"does-dental-insurance-cover-orthodontics-braces-in-washington","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wenatcheeinsurance.com\/blog\/does-dental-insurance-cover-orthodontics-braces-in-washington\/","title":{"rendered":"Does Dental Insurance Cover Orthodontics\/Braces in Washington?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Ah, braces \u2014the rite of passage that every kid (and some adults) in North Central Washington dreads. If you\u2019re wondering whether dental insurance will help you foot the bill for straightening little Dillan\u2019s teeth, you\u2019re in good company. This question comes up all the time at Wenatchee Insurance<\/a>, especially when people start tallying up the cost of those shiny metal brackets like they were made of gold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Orthodontic \/ Braces Coverage Basics<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Dental insurance can cover orthodontics, but it\u2019s not always a guarantee. It\u2019s a bit like assuming all apples in Wenatchee taste the same\u2014they don\u2019t! It is tough to eat a Red Delicious from cold storage. Orthodontic coverage depends on your plan, and most plans that do cover it will only do so for kids under 18. The magical phrase is \u201cMedical Necessity\u201d especially if there is an Apple Health Plan<\/a> in play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If your parents couldn\u2019t get you braces when you were a kid then there are a couple of individual unicorn plans available. Suzie and Matt went hunting for plans that could be purchased by the individual for this purpose and they have some restrictions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How Much Is Covered?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If your plan does cover braces, it typically covers a percentage of the total cost\u2014usually around 50%. So, if little Billy\u2019s braces cost $6,000, your insurance might cover $3,000, leaving you to pay the rest. It\u2019s like getting a discount on a family-sized apple pie at the local bakery\u2014not free, but better than full price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Example<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s take young Emma from Omak, who needed braces but didn\u2019t want to look like she had a mouth full of railroad tracks. Her mom found a dental insurance plan that covered clear aligners instead of traditional braces. Now Emma\u2019s teeth are straightening out just in time for high school, and she can smile confidently in all her Instagram pics\u2014no filters required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Wenatchee Insurance<\/a> we have found that exploring some of your options early can have some of the lowest costs for braces. As we get older, it gets a little tough but not impossible for dental insurance to cover orthodontics as adults.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ah, braces \u2014the rite of passage that every kid (and some adults) in North Central Washington dreads. If you\u2019re wondering whether dental insurance will help you foot the bill for straightening little Dillan\u2019s teeth, you\u2019re in good company. This question comes up all the time at Wenatchee Insurance, especially when people start tallying up the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[386,6,159],"tags":[364,302,373,388,166,390,36,301,238,389,202,229,253,23,387,199,24,35,28,251],"class_list":["post-865","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dental","category-health-insurance","category-medicare","tag-364","tag-ameritas","tag-braces","tag-bridge","tag-cashmere","tag-cavity","tag-chelan","tag-delta","tag-dental","tag-dentures","tag-douglas","tag-entiat","tag-grant","tag-health-insurance","tag-implants","tag-lifewise","tag-medicare","tag-okanogan","tag-quincy","tag-suzie"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wenatcheeinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/865","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wenatcheeinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wenatcheeinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wenatcheeinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wenatcheeinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=865"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.wenatcheeinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/865\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":956,"href":"https:\/\/www.wenatcheeinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/865\/revisions\/956"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wenatcheeinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=865"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wenatcheeinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=865"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wenatcheeinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=865"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}