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Originally posted by Jill1228
Ya got a point there, KSig.
I don't know the Pharmacists personally but I admit you have to wonder about their motives and ways of thinking.
I know insurance coverage is different from the actual pharmacists, but the point is still the same that some insurance companies would not cover BC but would cover ED meds.
When I lived in Virginia, I had insurance thru my employer. However, I had to book an appointment about 2 months in advance (if you could get thru) at the City Health Dept because my insurance would not cover my pills. It was pretty much jumping through hoops and that should NOT happen.
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Jill~
I know we worked for the same company, and I think our insurance was the same (though your state is unionized, Alaska was not), and neither BC or ED was covered.
However it stated in my benefits packet that those were available with documetation of need from the doctor. At least the plan was equal in that respect. There was a list of other meds that needed further documentation as well, weight loss aids being one of them.
What really irritated me is that we'd have to use the work pharmacy to get our drugs at a decent price, so it kind of made it harder to keep things as private as one liked. We had four locations in Anchorage, but the way people went between stores you never knew who would ring up your stuff. They pushed the mail order scrips big time, but it always came late or was messed up.
ETA: (Slightly OT) There was a point when the company Jill & I worked for was the only pharmacy in the STATE of Alaska that would carry Plan B (the morning after pill), and people tried a boycott. Just to put in perspective this is in a state where there was one Planned Parenthood, and only three doctors in the whole state would perform abortions, and all were located in Anchorage. There were plenty of pharmacies & pharmacists in Alaska that wouldn't carry or sell BC or Plan B, so there is no option of driving to another pharmacy or getting it by mail in a timely manner.