[identity profile] wholuvsya.livejournal.com posting in [community profile] vaginapagina
Hi Ladies,
wanted to vent a little and tell you a sort of amusing story at the same time. I just recently had to fill my rx for the nuva ring...I knew that my insurance covered it because they cover contraceptives....so I pick up my rx and they say that will be "$49.51" I said, "did you run it through my insurance?" (sometimes they forget) the woman stifled a laugh and said, "oh yes, honey, they are covering a whopping 49 cents of your prescription this time" I paid for it, grumbling the entire time, even thought it was NOT the the clerks fault, and came home and called the company...long story short, the man told me that I should be "happy they covered as much as they did because they don't consider the nuva ring an effective form of bc!" I said to him, "since when are you my doctor or the fda? you don't get to choose what I use in MY BODY" He told me to deal with it and then I, queen mother bitch that I am *bow*, offered to mail him a check for 49 cents so he wouldn't have to waste anymore of his time worrying about MY body...well, after my call, I was discussing this with my rather liberal mother, and at one point, I said, "excuse me, are you a republican....blah...." and my two year old democrat walked out of his room and yelled, "scuze me, publican" and I nearly lost it...ah..my budding liberal...I know this whole story wasn't totally vagina related...but...it contained a very cute boy, right?! have a nice night!

***EDIT***I hope no one took this post the wrong way...our family, while it is liberal, does not bash Republicans...in fact *shhhh* I have VOTED for 'publicans before...ha ha...

Date: 2006-02-22 05:00 am (UTC)

Date: 2006-02-22 05:03 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] addiejd.livejournal.com
That is sooo cute.

Seriously though, you should contact your state department of health and see if it's legal for them to do that.

Date: 2006-02-22 05:08 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] rocketbabydoll2.livejournal.com
Cute kid but ARHGH THAT MAKES ME SO ANGRY that they would do that...

Date: 2006-02-22 05:11 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] six58.livejournal.com
haha. awesome kid.

but about the insurance.
what insurance is it?
that just...doesnt seem right to me.
is it possible that the representative you talked to didnt know what he was talking about?
do you have a deductible to meet?

*shrug*
theres no reason they shouldnt cover more of it.
i know that with some insurances, they have a preferred drug list that they cover more on and then they cover less (sometimes none) of the unpreferred drugs.
but ive only seen that in other medicines. blood pressure medicine and such. never birth control.

Date: 2006-02-22 05:15 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] puttysan.livejournal.com
He's not choosing what you use in your body, the company is choosing what they want to cover, which is their right. You're more than welcome to use whatever medication you and your doctor agree on, but it doesn't mean the insurance company has to cover it. It sucks, just like it sucks for those of us that don't have insurance at all, but such is the way of the world. Try looking at Wal-Mart or Costco's or such for cheaper prescriptions, but that's about all you can do.

Date: 2006-02-22 05:24 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lunarei.livejournal.com
Aw, not all us republicans are bad. =( Man, I tell ya... being a republican nowadays is kind of like being a leper. I told my roller derby team I was one, and they all gave me these disgusted looks. We're not all bad, I swear.

Date: 2006-02-22 05:44 am (UTC)
althea: (Hellcat)
From: [personal profile] althea
When I switched to OTC LO last month, I signed for my prescription at the pharmacy counter and prepared to pay my usual ten dollar copayment, or maybe fifteen or even twenty since it was a name brand. Instead? Thirty-five dollars! I muttered, "I'm gonna kill my doctor!" and the cashier cracked up. Seriously, though, what the hell? Given the overpopulation we're dealing with today, I think birth control should be free. Bah. Grrr.
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Date: 2006-02-22 03:17 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fshk.livejournal.com
My insurance company pays for prescriptions on a $5/$15/$25 scale, sort of at their whim. To me, it would make sense for the $25 to apply to the costliest prescriptions, right? And $5 for the cheapest? Before I went on BC, I never paid more than $5 for a prescription, but then I went to pick up my first pack (this was a couple of years ago) and when the pharmacist told me it would be $25, I was all, "Whuh? Did you put through my insurance?" Yes, it would be $45 without insurance. So, thanks, insurance company, for making me pay more than half. The $100+ medication I had to take in December only cost me $5. It seems so arbitrary.

Date: 2006-02-22 03:30 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mizzcocoloco.livejournal.com
How many rings did you get for it to cost you fifty dollars? I get my nuva rings from planned parenthood and they only cost eight dollars each and I dont have insurance. If you have a PP nearby, maybe you should go there for your BC.

Date: 2006-02-22 08:36 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] awriterswindow.livejournal.com
I LMAO at that post. I hope to God when I have kids that they end up liberal.

Date: 2006-02-23 05:12 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] laughing-dreams.livejournal.com
i have kaiser which i think is great (at least for me....) and the ring isn't formulary so i'd have to pay for it out pocket

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