America’s New Health care System: Control on Contraceptives
In light of the Trump Administration’s mandate to cut access to birth control coverage, a nation of women, who are of reproductive age, are fighting back. There are 22 variations of contraceptives, including the most common being the pill, injectable, male condom, sterilization, nexplanon, and intrauterine contraceptive device (IUD). These contraceptives provide benefits far beyond pregnancy prevention for women of all ages yet as a society we focus the primary benefits, rather than the variety of other contributions associated. The new regulation on coverage, issues by the Heath and Human Services Department, states that a much broader group of insurances may exempt themselves from …show more content…
These are just a few of the most common uses that sixty-two percent of women take birth control for, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It is the silent conditions and syndromes such as PCOS that are are rarely covered in the media or doctors’ offices that could be treated with combination hormonal treatment [birth control.] As a society, it is important to look past the overarching reasons for why a woman takes contraceptives because many forget about the 1 in 10 women impacted with chronic conditions such as endometriosis (endometriosis.org, 2017). It is unacceptable to rely on a private businesses to determine whether or not a teenager has a simple, safe way to manage menstrual cramps with an irregular period yet lacks insurance, or a 30 year old women becomes pregnant but is mentally unstable and lacks the financial ability to care for herself let alone another human …show more content…
The Trump administration is acting from a conservative standpoint that holds no backing when a woman of color, low socioeconomic status, and other societal disparities are left with a copay and no way to prevent pregnancy, pain, hormone imbalances, cysts in the breasts and ovaries, bone thinning, and ovarian/ endometrial cancers according to plannedparenthood.org. The list of private and public companies and institutions that have the ability to mandate whether or not birth control with come with a price tag goes far beyond Hobby Lobby. With the latest writing of the federal policy, higher education institutions, nonprofit organizations and publicly traded companies may now decide if their students or employees receive coverage. With these facts in mind it is important to view the sex discrimination that is occurring in light of this recent change. Viagra is an erectile dysfunction medication that helps men with sexual functions such as impotence. There are a variety of insurance companies that consider Viagra a prescription medication therefore making it fall under the Affordable Care Act when it’s sole purpose is to allow men to perform the act of sex. The current price for 10 100-milligram tablets of Viagra at AccessRx.com is $711.45, or about $71.15 per 100-milligram dose, or $35.58
In light of the Trump Administration’s mandate to cut access to birth control coverage, a nation of women, who are of reproductive age, are fighting back. There are 22 variations of contraceptives, including the most common being the pill, injectable, male condom, sterilization, nexplanon, and intrauterine contraceptive device (IUD). These contraceptives provide benefits far beyond pregnancy prevention for women of all ages yet as a society we focus the primary benefits, rather than the variety of other contributions associated. The new regulation on coverage, issues by the Heath and Human Services Department, states that a much broader group of insurances may exempt themselves from …show more content…
These are just a few of the most common uses that sixty-two percent of women take birth control for, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It is the silent conditions and syndromes such as PCOS that are are rarely covered in the media or doctors’ offices that could be treated with combination hormonal treatment [birth control.] As a society, it is important to look past the overarching reasons for why a woman takes contraceptives because many forget about the 1 in 10 women impacted with chronic conditions such as endometriosis (endometriosis.org, 2017). It is unacceptable to rely on a private businesses to determine whether or not a teenager has a simple, safe way to manage menstrual cramps with an irregular period yet lacks insurance, or a 30 year old women becomes pregnant but is mentally unstable and lacks the financial ability to care for herself let alone another human …show more content…
The Trump administration is acting from a conservative standpoint that holds no backing when a woman of color, low socioeconomic status, and other societal disparities are left with a copay and no way to prevent pregnancy, pain, hormone imbalances, cysts in the breasts and ovaries, bone thinning, and ovarian/ endometrial cancers according to plannedparenthood.org. The list of private and public companies and institutions that have the ability to mandate whether or not birth control with come with a price tag goes far beyond Hobby Lobby. With the latest writing of the federal policy, higher education institutions, nonprofit organizations and publicly traded companies may now decide if their students or employees receive coverage. With these facts in mind it is important to view the sex discrimination that is occurring in light of this recent change. Viagra is an erectile dysfunction medication that helps men with sexual functions such as impotence. There are a variety of insurance companies that consider Viagra a prescription medication therefore making it fall under the Affordable Care Act when it’s sole purpose is to allow men to perform the act of sex. The current price for 10 100-milligram tablets of Viagra at AccessRx.com is $711.45, or about $71.15 per 100-milligram dose, or $35.58