(06-30-2014 04:33 PM)BatonRougeEscapee Wrote:  

(06-30-2014 04:25 PM)Hambone10 Wrote:  

(06-30-2014 03:51 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  

(06-30-2014 03:50 PM)UofMemphis Wrote:  

(06-30-2014 03:38 PM)Smaug Wrote:  That's called off-branding, and the FDA frowns on it.

They did it with sleep aids...it's not birth control, Hobby Lobby, it's "menstrual cycle stabilization" pills...a side effect is you can't get preggers.

Brilliant.

Is 'Menstrual cycle instability' an ICD-10 diagnosis code?

I'm not sure but menorrhagia and metrorrhagia certainly are billable as excessive premenopausal uterine bleeding under ICD 10 guidelines.
I thought the court only ruled on abortificants. Did they actually rule that hormonal birth control was excluded or is the left blowing things out of proportion?

You are correct. I was replying to Memphis' hypothetical.

Memphis...

The question is whether being pregnant qualifies as a disease or a choice and that is why I asked it the way I did.

As BRE alludes, if a contraceptive is an acceptable treatment for premenopausal uterine bleeding, and a side effect is that it keeps you from getting pregnant, then that would likely be covered even if the policy precluded contraception... unless it precluded coverage for premenopausal uterine bleeding (which I doubt)

(06-30-2014 01:46 PM)Redwingtom Wrote:  Once again...for all the stupid males, birth control is prescribed for many things other than just to prevent pregnancy.
Other Reasons to Take the Pill

But please ignore and continue to be stupid.

Carry on...

You're occasionally better than this stupidity. The Pill? As in the "The Pill" circa 1964 or so?!? That's what you think this was about? And you link "other reasons" when that is 100% irrelevant and this isn't even the item in dispute? You're not even trying anymore. Not even trying.

(06-30-2014 01:46 PM)Redwingtom Wrote:  Once again...for all the stupid males, birth control is prescribed for many things other than just to prevent pregnancy.
Other Reasons to Take the Pill

But please ignore and continue to be stupid.

Carry on...

Would those be covered by the insurance that Hobby Lobby is willing to provide? Is the pill one of the 16 forms of birth control that is covered? If so, what is the problem?

You nimrods need to read up. Tea Party is a absolute joke.

(07-02-2014 08:08 PM)tnzazz Wrote:  You nimrods need to read up. Tea Party is a absolute joke.

Agreed. Great contribution. Care to spell out why? Let's get a convo going here...