More from the war on birth control!

[eyeoreismyhero]

And if insurance companies don't want to cover BC, then they shouldn't cover fertility medicines, or male impotency medicines. It should work both ways.

I agree 100%!

 

[pearlieq]

Of course, we still have the pharmacists who think that it is okay to refuse to fill BCP and morning after pill prescriptions.

Luckily G-Rod signed legislation stopping that as well. Of course, there are still issues, but at least by law that isn't allowed in IL!

 

[tw1nsmom]

Yes, private companies who receive absolutely no money from the government have the right, at present, to refuse to cover birth control. However, IMO, if they receive even a dime from any type of governmental agency they should have to cover birth control.

So, if an insurance company doesn't want to cover birth control due to religeous beliefs, that's fine. But they better not be able to bid for any government contracts (including schools, local government and any organizations/businesses that receive any governmental funding at all). A business who refuses to offer birth control due to religeous principles better have absolutely zero business with any governmental agency or any other business that receives governmental funding.

Oh, and not that it should matter, but there also many of us who don't primarily use birth control for family planning. For me it's medically necessary due to pain from endometriosis and ovarian cysts.

 

[In a hurry]

I suspect the decision has much more to do with money than any false sense of morality. Insurance companies would be payin more money out, and don't want to.

 

[jodifla]

Who cares what the religious right thinks, live your life. Btw, the bolded portion is just someone with an agenda who testified, not the people 'shaping our laws'. You don't think there were people with opposing agendas testifying?

This is much ado about nuthin....

She's from the Eagle Forum, and they definitely lobby the Legislatures across each state and at the Federal level. They are favorites of the Bush administration.

 

[amarberry]

I have no agenda, we use birth control and pay for it ourself. I don't expect some one else to pay for me the opportunity to have sex when I want.

Okay, so what about something like Lipitor...should cholestorol meds be included? Some people are genetically predisposed to high cholestorol and some people just eat really poorly and have high cholestorol. Why should I have to pay for the junk food addict to eat bad food and get high cholestorol?

A lot of women use BCP for birth control, but a lot of women also use BCP for other medical reasons. Some women use it for both reasons. Where do you draw the line in the sand for what is covered and what isn't covered by insurance?

 

[poohandwendy]

She's from the Eagle Forum, and they definitely lobby the Legislatures across each state and at the Federal level.

OMG!!!!! The dreaded lobbyist! Oh my. It is my understanding that BOTH sides of the fence have their fair share of lobbyists.

Still much ado about nuthin

 

[jodifla]

I have no agenda, we use birth control and pay for it ourself. I don't expect some one else to pay for me the opportunity to have sex when I want.

And when the people from the Eagle Forum get their way, no one will have any access to hormonal birth control.

 

[eyeoreismyhero]

So, if an insurance company doesn't want to cover birth control due to religeous beliefs, that's fine. But they better not be able to bid for any government contracts (including schools, local government and any organizations/businesses that receive any governmental funding at all). A business who refuses to offer birth control due to religeous principles better have absolutely zero business with any governmental agency or any other business that receives governmental funding.

I think it has nothing to with religion. As a previous poster stated many companies (including the one that has my group coverage) consider it preventitive and not necessary and they don't cover it.

 

[jodifla]

I'm past the point of needing birth control now, but for 25 years we used several inexpensive methods, including abstinence when necessary. My insurance never paid a dime of it. Birth control is not terribly expensive--birth control medication, however, is. Not to mention the effects of taking a systemic drug every day of the year. Why should insurance companies have to pay for a drug that is not used by over half the population? and for the record, I don't think they should pay for Viagra either.

So, since it's not an issue for you anymore, to heck with all the women around the country, right? They're on their own. You got yours.

 

[In a hurry]

And when the people from the Eagle Forum get their way, no one will have any access to hormonal birth control.

This statement seems a tad bit paranoid to me. Everyone lobbies the government. Right, left and downright looney. It is about freedom of speech. That doesn't mean they are all going to get their way.

 

[poohandwendy]

So, since it's not an issue for you anymore, to heck with all the women around the country, right? They're on their own. You got yours.

LOL, I don't need it anymore but my DD needs it. She is covered under our insurance still and if she weren't I would tell her to go to Planned Parenthood to get it or to pay for it. Her choice.

 

[jodifla]

I suspect the decision has much more to do with money than any false sense of morality. Insurance companies would be payin more money out, and don't want to.

It cost the insurance company thousands of dollars in hospital bills when I had DS.

In no way is it cheaper to pay for deliveries than birth control.

 

[Mandabella]

I think it has nothing to with religion. As a previous poster stated many companies (including the one that has my group coverage) consider it preventitive and not necessary and they don't cover it.

So then are all preventive medications not covered?

 

[In a hurry]

So, since it's not an issue for you anymore, to heck with all the women around the country, right? They're on their own. You got yours.

There are other forms of birth control, you know. It doesn't have to be the pill. That is one of many choices. And there are places to get them for free or at a discount. So, if you were a business, would you pay out money for something you didn't have to?

 

[tw1nsmom]

I think it has nothing to with religion. As a previous poster stated many companies (including the one that has my group coverage) consider it preventitive and not necessary and they don't cover it.

Then they shouldn't cover any preventative medicines. But wait, the majority of medications would be classified as preventative. No, I'm sorry, this has very little to do with finances and everything to do with pushing a moral agenda. If, given the current societal dynamics, men were the ones who became pregnant, you can bet that birth control would be covered everywhere.

 

[In a hurry]

It cost the insurance company thousands of dollars in hospital bills when I had DS.

In no way is it cheaper to pay for deliveries than birth control.

But they don't pay for a delivery for everyone. Only those who become pregnant. The majority of people use some other method, etc, and thus the company comes out ahead. Otherwise, they would change the policy. It is all about making money.

 

[eyeoreismyhero]

So, since it's not an issue for you anymore, to heck with all the women around the country, right? They're on their own. You got yours.

She got hers an paid for it herself, is that too much to ask you do do also?

 

[jodifla]

There are other forms of birth control, you know. It doesn't have to be the pill. That is one of many choices. And there are places to get them for free or at a discount. So, if you were a business, would you pay out money for something you didn't have to?

BC pills are a few hundred dollars a year.....having a baby in a hospital is several thousand.

So, if I was a business person with a brain in my head, yeah, I'd cover birth control.

 

[In a hurry]

BC pills are a few hundred dollars a year.....having a baby in a hospital is several thousand.

So, if I was a business person with a brain in my head, yeah, I'd cover birth control.

That would be the total for one year for one person. Not everyone gets pregnant. Now, if only one in 100 who had sex got pregnant, they are far better off to pay for the one birth.