35. Dental Insurance
From The Economics of Everyday Things by Freakonomics Network & Zachary Crockett
April 30, 2026 · 16 min · Episode 35
About this episode
Zachary Crockett explores the reasons behind dental insurance being separate from medical insurance and questions its true nature as insurance.
Why is it separate from medical insurance? And is it really insurance at all? Zachary Crockett goes in for a cleaning. This episode was originally published on February 4th, 2024.
People in this episode
Host: Zachary Crockett
Topics covered
- dental insurance
- medical insurance
- healthcare economics
- insurance industry
- cost of dental care
Keywords
- dental insurance
- medical insurance
- healthcare
- insurance
- cleaning
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