Can braces be covered by medical insurance?

Legal analysis: Orthodontics is not covered by social security. The contents of medical insurance reimbursement include: 1, medical expenses during rescue, medical expenses during hospitalization, surgical materials and assistive devices, and bed expenses: according to local medical insurance standards. Except those who need to stay in ICU (intensive care unit) because of acute craniocerebral injury and coma due to compound visceral injury, they should be transferred to general ward immediately after they are out of danger. 5. Rehabilitation physiotherapy fee: according to local medical insurance standards. In principle, there are no more than three kinds, and rehabilitation physiotherapy beyond the scope of medical insurance will not be compensated. 6. dressing change and rehabilitation function guidance training: approved according to local medical insurance standards and illness needs. 7. Ambulance fee: calculated according to the standard approved by local health department and price department. 8. Other expenses: expenses that are not compensated according to the social medical insurance policy for urban workers and questions and answers will not be compensated. 9. Continuing medical expenses: The insured can pay the future confirmation of the injured and the necessary continuing medical expenses in advance. Only when the discharge certificate or diagnosis certificate clearly indicates that the competent doctor needs to continue treatment, or the internal fixator is removed after half a year or one year, or the follow-up treatment expenses are reviewed or recorded regularly, and the compensation payment voucher provided by the insurance record for the follow-up expenses can be reviewed. According to the needs of the disease, obviously beyond the needs of the disease, the audit fee for continuing medical treatment will not be compensated.

Legal basis: People's Republic of China (PRC) Social Insurance Law.

Article 2 The state establishes social insurance systems such as basic old-age insurance, basic medical insurance, industrial injury insurance, unemployment insurance and maternity insurance, so as to guarantee citizens' right to receive material assistance from the state and society in accordance with the law in case of old age, illness, industrial injury, unemployment and maternity.

Twenty-sixth basic medical insurance for employees, new rural cooperative medical care and basic medical insurance for urban residents shall be implemented in accordance with state regulations.

Twenty-eighth medical expenses that meet the basic medical insurance drug list, diagnosis and treatment items, medical service facilities standards and emergency treatment and rescue shall be paid by the basic medical insurance fund in accordance with state regulations.