School district pays for teachers’ plastic surgery

[formerlurker]

School district pays for teachers’ plastic surgery

Feb 21, 2012 3:47pm

(NECN/CNN: Gary Tuchman) - A Buffalo plastic surgeon has a lot of happy patients.

“Let's just suppose I was a woman weighed 300 pounds, and I lost 150-160 pounds.”

Indeed, that’s what happened to Buffalo school teacher Valerie Akauloa, but it's not just the results that make her happy -- it's the sweet deal that she gets.

The sweet deal that all the 3,400 teachers in Buffalo are eligible to get. Under one of their insurance plan options, they are  billed nothing for any plastic surgery procedure – Botox, liposuction, tummy tucks – and there is no deductible.

Linda Tokarz teaches second grade and says she gets regular treatments.

“I think it’s great for us. I wouldn't want to see it taken away.”

Dr. Kulwant Bhangoo has been a plastic surgeon in buffalo for almost four decades.

“I feel the teachers have paid their dues and it would be wrong to take it away from them.”

http://www.necn.com/02/21/12/School-district-pays-for-teachers-plasti/landing_nation.html?blockID=655270&feedID=4207

I do believe the AG's office needs to look into just exactly how this rider got added to their insurance policy.   No words for this one at all folks.

[dixierose]

Would they pay for this type of plastic surgery?