Birth Control Rant- probably best for only the women to read...

[adpialumcsuc]

Ok my company changed prescription carriers and I got my prescription yesterday $50 for the Patch. I used to pay $30 for 3 months before. This sucks.

[BetteDavisEyes]

Originally posted by Munchkin03
You didn't have to have insurance before you enrolled in college?

Every school I've attended, even for the summer, required a certain level of coverage--either your own insurance or theirs--before you could enroll.

Not Long Beach. I think that's probably b/c of the HIGH rate of students here in CA that don't have any type of health insurance. We automatically get insurance from the school b/c they have a great plan but you have to be enrolled to get it. If you're already under your parents insurance, you still get the school one. This comes in handy for the peeps who want BC but are afraid of going to their family physician even though there are confidentiality laws. I don't get their BC b/c I already get it for free from PP while at school, they'd charge me $15 a pack. It's still cheaper than what other women have to pay though.

[axidhawkeye]

this is kind of off subject, but did that Bush administration thing go through that pharmacists don't have to fill your bc prescription if they have some moral objection to it?

i remember that being an issue last year, but i'm not sure if it ever went through.

[AchtungBaby80]

Originally posted by HotDamnImAPhiMu
oh. PS, usually if you ask the doctor about it, he/she'll have free samples he/she can give you. Even if your prescription copay is $25, if you get two, that's $50 savings. Thumbs up.

My doc does this because I have no insurance, and I love her for it!

[SigkapAlumWSU]

Originally posted by aephi alum
Hee hee... the running joke at my alma mater was that, if you went to the med center, they would ask you if you were pregnant... even if you were male.

Same here!

Washington State Law requires that medical insurance coverd BC, which I love, and wish other states had. They are also doing a trial program called Take Charge which provides free Birth control (you sign up for a year and have to re-register ever year)
Here is the like to Take Charge

I think this program is the best thing to hit this state in a while, and I know a ton of people who are on it. It's not just generic pills either, you can get the patch, the ring, depo, EC, etc. I know I sound like an ad for it, but I know what it's like to be a college student and fighting with Planned Parenthood about how much you can pay for BC pills on a student income (been there, done that, still a student and sick of it.)

[Jill1228]

I was on it when I got laid off and lost my insurance (I lived in Blaine, WA at the time). It is a great program

Originally posted by SigkapAlumWSU
Same here!

Washington State Law requires that medical insurance coverd BC, which I love, and wish other states had. They are also doing a trial program called Take Charge which provides free Birth control (you sign up for a year and have to re-register ever year)
Here is the like to Take Charge

I think this program is the best thing to hit this state in a while, and I know a ton of people who are on it. It's not just generic pills either, you can get the patch, the ring, depo, EC, etc. I know I sound like an ad for it, but I know what it's like to be a college student and fighting with Planned Parenthood about how much you can pay for BC pills on a student income (been there, done that, still a student and sick of it.)

[trojangal]

Your doctor can also write your carrier a letter saying that you need to be on the medication for medically related reasons. I had this done when I was working at a private school that was church affiliated. I know this because right after I had Melody, our school changed insurance companies ( mid year!!!) and they were not going to cover BCP. I called my doctor's office--he said he would take care of it. BAM...two days later, my pharmacy called and said my prescription was ready.

There are some organizations, if they are religiously affiliated, that will not pay for birth control. A married couple that we know ran into this problem. He was employed by the Catholic hospital in our town, and they did not cover BCP on the insurance whatsoever. They had to pay out of pocket for it.