r/HealthInsurance • u/sweetbabycoconut • Jul 28 '25

Employer/COBRA Insurance Insurance doesn’t cover contraceptives because they said they’re a Christian-based organization

i use birth control to stop my periods and when i called my insurance to check for coverage this morning they said they don’t cover contraceptives for religious reasons

the estimate from my provider is around $2000 without insurance so just double-checking about alternative routes i can take given that information

insurance is from virginia mason hospital & they switched to bcbsil from first choice this year if that’s relevant

25 in wa with a $25 wage

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u/chrysostomos_1 Jul 28 '25

Your company is probably owned by observant Catholics. Non Catholic Christians are mostly ok with contraceptives.

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u/KateTheGr3at Jul 28 '25

Mainline protestants are generally just fine with contraceptives of whatever variety you choose.
Fundamentalist and evangelical protestants are less so.

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u/Twirlmom9504_ Jul 28 '25

Not anymore. Read up on your Project 2025.

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u/jerzeett Jul 28 '25

Evangelicals are the minority. Don’t let them try to convince everyone most Americans agree with their bullshit because we don’t.

There should be no “religious exemptions” or “moral exemptions” when it comes to healthcare.

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u/Janknitz Jul 28 '25

The U.S. Supreme Court does not agree. https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/573/682/

White Christian Nationalists are having their day. ☹️

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u/jerzeett Jul 28 '25

The Supreme Court doesn’t change the statistics. They are the minority. They want people to think they’re the majority and they are not.

No one’s disputing them taking over the country. But they are much smaller in numbers then they’d lead you to believe with their policies.

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u/chrysostomos_1 Jul 28 '25

Speak more clearly.

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u/Twirlmom9504_ Jul 28 '25

The Heritage foundation, funded by right wing Conservative Christian groups, has carved out more exceptions for contraceptive coverage under the ACA. Also the push for more women to stay home and have more babies and stop working within many conservative Christian movements. 

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u/chrysostomos_1 Jul 28 '25

The Heritage Foundation is not a religious organization. Most non Catholic Christians are ok with contraceptives. Most Catholics are ok with contraceptives

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u/UltimateChaos233 Jul 28 '25

Sure it’s a non religious organization that happens to advocate for conservative/christian “values”, better now?

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u/chrysostomos_1 Jul 28 '25

No.

You seem to have an animus against Christians and interpret events and activities to fit your animus. Attitudes of American Christians towards contraceptives are not much different than average for Americans.

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u/UltimateChaos233 Jul 28 '25

Ah yes, the ol' "You must be biased instead of me being wrong"

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u/chrysostomos_1 Jul 28 '25

All right, tell me what you think about people who follow Jesus.

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u/UltimateChaos233 Jul 29 '25

For people who follow Jesus's teachings they have my respect.

For people who claim to follow Jesus and do so loudly, wave a bible around while they fire upon unarmed protestors, then go and diddle kids I have no respect for. Hope that cleared it up for you.

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u/Adventurous_Coat Jul 29 '25

Lol where have you been

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u/chrysostomos_1 Jul 30 '25

Living in the real world. Where have you been.