Boner Pills Covered but Contraceptives Not Covered?

[MineralMan]

Sounds about right for the Gross Old Pervert Party.

Feh!

[CincyDem]

1. In the f'ed up logic of the right - Boners give life, Contraceptives don't.

I overheard a guy say that to someone in a coffee shop a couple years ago. I think the context was paying for blue pills and not morning after pills...not sure, I was eavesdropping (one of my absolutely favorite sports !).


These guys are just such a pack of perverted f'ck ups. Such asshats.

[Runningdawg]

2. Erectyle disfunction

is a side effect of several conditions, such as high BP and enlarged prostrate - both pre-exsisting conditions themselves. If the fact I was born with ovaries guarantees I have a PEC then being born with balls (no matter how small) means they were too.

[smirkymonkey]

3. Is this true?

If so, it is the most fucked up thing I have ever heard of.

[unc70]

4. ED drugs not covered

ED drugs are rarely, if ever, covered by insurance in the US. They are specifically excluded from Medicare and related drug plans. No coverage, although they are required for the treatment of various diseases and for ongoing therapy following surgery and treatments for prostate cancer.

There might be a private insurance plan somewhere that covers a small number of doses a month (5 or 6), but ED drugs are not typically covered.

[WillowTree]

5. Contraceptives have almost always been covered when prescribed to treat a medical condition.

Covered to treat such conditions as dysmenorrhea and amenorrhea and the like because the purpose of medical insurance is to treat disease and injury. Since the desire to avoid pregnancy is neither, most policies didn't cover them under that circumstance. Then again, over the last 10 or 15 years even before ACA more and more states mandated coverage for contraceptive purposes so they were covered.

If ED meds are covered, it would be because they are a treatment for a legitimate medical malfunction.

[demigoddess]

6. I'm seeing ads for a men's clinic that is for the sole purpose of treating ED

and low testosterone. Funny, it doesn't seem to attract protesters or fanatics who want to kill the doctors. Hmm. Rules are different for men.