I'm European and this is exactly how it works here. The child is billed, you just don't know it because it's handled behind the scenes. And no, braces and glas

I'm European and this is exactly how it works here. The child is billed, you just don't know it because it's handled behind the scenes. And no, braces and glasses are not free. Again, the child is billed, and the bill is sent to its health insurance company; also, the requirement is not just most basic type, it also needs to have a medical reason, so braces just because you want to look good aren't free, you need to contribute (I had to pay around 25,000 CZK for example, equivalent of one average monthly wage).