Congress In Students' Bedrooms.BERKELEY, Calif. -- College students have become accustomed to hearing about price hikes for tuition For tuition fees in the United Kingdom, see . Tuition means instruction, teaching or a fee charged for educational instruction especially at a formal institution of learning or by a private tutor usually in the form of one-to-one tuition. and books, but now the battle for their dollar has moved from the classroom into the bedroom. Due to the recently passed Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, college health centers across the country were recently informed that they would no longer receive birth control discounts from drug manufacturers. As students are typically among the lowest income earners For US-specific income information see Income in the United States Income earner refers to an individual who through work, investments or a combination of both dervies income, which has a fixed and very fixed value of his/hr income (sometimes, called Vulkary Workers). , health centers aim to provide popular contraceptives, such as Tri-Cyclen Lo and Plan B, at low prices. Using manufacturers' discounts and sourcing low-cost suppliers were two ways that centers could accomplish this goal. Unfortunately, the well has dried up and there are simply no more savings to pass on. The result: The next time a student needs to purchase contraceptive contraceptive /con·tra·cep·tive/ (-sep´tiv) 1. diminishing the likelihood of or preventing conception. 2. an agent that so acts. medications, they will be forced to pay more. Dr. Jane Halpern, director of health services health services Managed care The benefits covered under a health contract at the Dowell Health Center, said "...college health centers got whacked with this law...when prices suddenly increase like this, double or even more, it's upsetting to the patients [students]..." High birth control prices are forcing students and women to consider their options. Instead of paying double or triple the usual amount, many are finding the savings they seek at popular websites such as MyCycle.ch. They are meeting the need by offering popular medications like Nuva Ring, Plan B, Alesse A·lesse A trademark for an oral contraceptive drug containing ethinyl estradiol and levonorgestrel. Alesse® and Yasmin at a savings of 40% or more. Making purchases online has the additional benefit of anonymity. Women in small communities may feel uncomfortable filling their prescription at a pharmacy pharmacy, art of compounding and dispensing drugs and medication. The term is also applied to an establishment used for such purposes. Until modern times medication was prepared and dispensed by the physician himself. In the 18th cent. where they are known by their pharmacist pharmacist /phar·ma·cist/ (fahr´mah-sist) one who is licensed to prepare and sell or dispense drugs and compounds, and to make up prescriptions. phar·ma·cist n. , where local sentiment discourages the use of contraceptives. MyCycle.ch provides affordable birth control via mail order to help women achieve their life-health goals. Visit MyCycle.ch for more information, or call 1 866 573 5052. |
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