What if there are no health plans that DON'T include birth control?
Seems to me that most health insurance companies are in the business of making and/or saving money.
Doesn't it stand to reason that most insurance companies would rather pay for a variety of birth control options that are much cheaper in the long run than unitended pregnancies? Isn't it cheaper than paying for the surgeries that might be needed if a woman can't control endometriosis or other maladies that are cured or helped by "The Pill?"
Health insurance isn't a la carte now. Your employer must choose from a few packaged options based on company size and what he/she is willing to pay or thinks their employees should pay.
With that in mind, how long will it be before most health insurance companies simply won't offer any employee health plans that DON'T include birth control? After all, all those unwanted pregnancies and preventable surgeries would hurt their bottom line.
The irony here, of course, is that much larger corporations, like most health insurance companies, will be forcing the smaller "close-held private corporations" to do what THEY don't want to do.
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Insurance Co. A, which serves Hobby Lobby and does not cover contraception (and charges extra for the service - or lack of it) contacts Insurance Co. B and provides them with a list of Hobby Lobby subscribers. Co. B approaches the HL employees and offers contraceptive - or even abortion - coverage for a nominal fee. Co. A continues to collect the surcharge but reduces its pregnancy/childbirth claims. Perhaps Co. A finds a way to return the favor to Co. B
