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Re:Show HN: Eligible API for 700+ Health Insurance Companies by dfc on Friday August 10, 2012 @09:04PM (#4369032)
Insurance covers teeth whitening? I thought elective/cosmetic procedures were not covered.
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Re:Show HN: Eligible API for 700+ Health Insurance Companies by emmapersky on Friday August 10, 2012 @09:11PM (#4369047)
Each insurance is different. And each companies plans within them are different. Anything is possible if someone is willing to pay.
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Re:Show HN: Eligible API for 700+ Health Insurance Companies by samstave on Saturday August 11, 2012 @12:01AM (#4369390)
Not all do - but this is why I ask - I would like to see an API that lets me search for procedures I want, and ultimately have a market that makes the providers of that service compete for MY business.

As it stands, the insurance market is inverted that it makes the insured compete for coverage.

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Re:Show HN: Eligible API for 700+ Health Insurance Companies by kategleason on Saturday August 11, 2012 @12:48AM (#4369470)
Agreed. Castlight health is doing this for employees of certain companies http://www.castlighthealth.com/.
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