THIS IS RICH: [T]he Virginia Dental Association (VDA) will sponsor legislation that would prohibit dental insurance carriers from negotiating discounted fees for some types of non-covered dental services that subscribers currently receive from their participating dentist.

While insurance premiums would not be affected, the legislation would eliminate the discounts employees receive for services that are either not covered under their policy or exceed the benefit maximum. This means that, in these circumstances, employees will have to pay more out-of-pocket and could pay as much as patients without insurance.

At the moment this is state legislation, and limited to dental insurance, but if ObamaCare passes, it’s probably safe to assume that it will spread.