"Dental insurance, for the most part, isn’t covered under ObamaCare (the Affordable Care Act)...
"Even with cost assistance, when you reach the maximum,you typically pay 100% of the costs for dental work. This is the opposite of health insurance under the ACA where you pay 0% after your maximum.
"Dental works best for routine care, it is uncommon to find any insurance that covers major dental work past a certain dollar amount. ('The Dental Gap'?)
"When dentists told him it needed to be pulled, he decided to forgo the procedure, because he was unemployed and had no health insurance...
"When his face started swelling and his head began to ache, Willis went to the emergency room, where he received prescriptions for antibiotics and pain medications. Willis couldn't afford both, so he chose the pain medications.
"The tooth infection spread, causing his brain to swell. He died Tuesday"
In know in CA, if you qualify for medi-cal, you have more options than in the past.