Politics

[tikiera]

I am getting rather sick of the argument that since birth control is a planned, regular basis prescription, it should not be covered by insurance.  This argument talks about how insurance is supposed to cover the unexpected

Comments

[anonymous_sibyl]

I had never even heard that ridiculous argument. I take seven planned, regular basis prescriptions every single day. Plus five others that are planned if used on a less than daily basis. Without insurance I couldn't afford any of them, not the ones that keep me breathing, not the ones that keep my heart beating regularly, and not the one that holds back MS.

I'll join you in hating people because that argument is just plain stupid.

[tikiera]

The other argument I am hearing is that contraception is "cheap".

I want to bang my head on the wall for that one - sure it's cheap if you have insurance - your insurance negotiates a cheaper rate. No insurance? It can reach $50 a month.

Yeah. When you are earning $8 an hour, $50 isn't cheap. Not when it's a re-occurring monthly cost.

[jamesofengland]

It's true that contraception, for most people, is more of a "payment plan" deal than a classic insurance matter. Whether your inhaler is or is not kind of depends on whether it was known at the point that the insurance contract was signed that you would need it in perpetuity

[tikiera]

No, they weren't that bright. When confronted with people pointing out that high blood pressure pills, insulin, etc are all planned, regularly occurring medication, they fall back on the "conscience" argument.