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Sunday, July 1, 2007 

Health Insurance and Women's Interest: Are Your Birth Control Pills Covered?

There are certain health needs of womens interest that women look for in health insurance policies. Women are interested in health insurance polices that cover health issues specific to women. Child birth, as well as the many months that come before and linger after the birth; health care regarding female reproductive organs including pap smears and ovarian, cervical, and uterine cancer screenings; and regular mammograms are just a few of the health concerns and health care needs of womens interest.

Fortunately, its not too difficult for women to find health insurance policies to cover the health concerns and health care needs of womens interest. Lets face it if a health insurance company doesnt offer coverage for fact-of-life issues such as pregnancy and child birth, how many policyholders can they really expect to have?

Unfortunately, there are still health insurance companies out there that dont offer certain health care coverage specific to womens interest namely, birth control pills.

Birth control pills have been around since the 1960s, and while they were originally used to prevent pregnancy, they are now taken by many women for a multitude of other reasons, as well. Birth control pills are sometimes prescribed by doctors to help regulate a womans irregular menstrual cycle, help lessen the severe, painful cramping that accompanies menstruation, and help ease the symptoms of premenstrual syndrome.

Birth control pills can also help with other health concerns of womens interest such as helping to prevent ovarian and uterine cancers, as well as pelvic inflammatory disease.

Still, many health insurance companies do not offer coverage for birth control pills in their policies.

Whether you already have a health insurance policy, or are in the market for a new health insurance policy, make sure you ask about the companys coverage of birth control pills. Theres no sense in paying what one insurance company doesnt cover, when there are companies out there that will cover the costs.

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