Encyclopedia of Opinion
Question
Should cosmetic surgey be covered by health insurance?
Position‹2 of 3›

No, cosmetic surgery should not be covered by health insurance

On this view insurance exists to pool the cost of illness and injury, and cosmetic surgery is neither. Proponents argue that funding elective procedures charges everyone for the preferences of a few, and that the demand has no natural limit.

Supporting arguments · 2

  1. Insurance pools the cost of illness and injury, which cosmetic surgery is not
  2. Coverage here has no natural stopping point, so a line has to be drawn