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It's the battle of Viagra vs. the Pill. A recent study by the Alan Guttmacher Alan Frank Guttmacher (1898-1974) was an American physician.

He served as president of Planned Parenthood and vice-president of the American Eugenics Society, founded the Association for the Study of Abortion in 1964, was a member of the Association for Voluntary
 Institute reports that many insurance companies have sexist policies regarding coverage of certain "sex drug" prescriptions. In order to enjoy a more stress-free sex life, the study states, insurance companies are more than happy to provide coverage for impotence medications, such as Viagra. But the same insurance companies fail to provide reimbursement for the birth control Pill birth control pill
n.
See oral contraceptive.


birth control pill Oral contraceptive, see there
 for women.

According to according to
prep.
1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians.

2. In keeping with: according to instructions.

3.
 the study, only one-third of the insurance companies cover the Pill, which costs approximately thirty dollars a month. However, up to three-quarters of the insurance companies will reimburse men for Viagra, which costs ten dollars a pill.

Researchers who took part in the study say that the lack of coverage for women reinforces the notion that the U.S. healthcare U.S. Healthcare is a now-defunct healthcare company. The logo had an apple. The merger with Aetna
In 1996, the company merged with Aetna, calling it Aetna U.S. Healthcare. The U.S. Healthcare apple logo was next to the Aetna name, and U.S. Healthcare under it. U.S.
 system has been gender biased. Additionally, researchers point out, this bias makes little financial sense. A woman who is supported in her effort to avoid an unwanted pregnancy unwanted pregnancy Obstetrics A pregnancy that is not desired by one or both biologic parents. See Teen pregnancy.  saves the healthcare system thousands of dollars in medical costs, both for herself and her child.

Changes may be a long way off. Currently, a bill in Massachusetts to require insurance companies to cover birth control pills has been stalled in Legislature for over a year.

--The Valley Advocate, June 4, 1998
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Date:Sep 22, 1998
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