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/Big_Maintenance9387 Jul 28 '25

It might be cost effective to get a hormonal iud instead? Idk maybe you’ve tried that. But I love mine and I bleed maybe once every 3 months for literally half an hour. Without any other period symptoms (I have pmdd so I feel ya on needing to control them). I’m on my 3rd mirena IUD lol.