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/sgorneau Jul 28 '25

This is crazy considering you're dealing with BCBS. But then I go on to see it's actually Health Care Service Corporation ... a licensee of BCBS.

Healthcare in America is fucking bonkers and obnoxious.

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u/jerzeett Jul 28 '25

It’s her job trying not to cover it because of a religious exemption- not BCBSI

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u/KimberlyRN_1127 Jul 28 '25

Not HCSC or BCBS-this is an exclusion that her employer added

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u/sgorneau Jul 28 '25

Doesn't OP work for a hospital??

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u/KateTheGr3at Jul 28 '25

Catholic hospitals do this unfortunately.