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Originally Posted by Badger Bob
Are those examples really the same though? It's for this particular situation only.
If the inmate, described in the article, was a law-abiding citizen, the cost would be completely his own responsibility. As indicated in the article, insurance wouldn't cover it. Somebody else may have mentioned the "pre-existing condition" aspect, which may or may not be relevent. Now, whether it's "medically necessary" is absolutely open for debate. Of course psychiatrists are going to consider it so, to justify their positions.
In this particular situation, it established a legal precendent.
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Of course they are the same.
They are all medical procedures agreed upon as treatments for properly diagnosed medical conditions.