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/noteworthybalance Jul 28 '25

Service numbers:

2.08 million patients

9.4 million services

364,600 Pap tests & breast exams

2.2 million birth control services

5.1 million STI tests & treatments

402,200 abortions

https://www.plannedparenthood.org/uploads/filer_public/ec/6d/ec6da0d6-98e5-4278-8d11-99a5cba8e615/2024-ppfa-annualreport-c3-digital.pdf

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u/Shoe_Ho Jul 28 '25

Great stats! So maddening to defund them or even try to shut them down altogether 😞

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u/noteworthybalance Jul 28 '25

It's so short-sighted. People claim they want to reduce unwanted pregnancies and then they try and shut down the one organization that is doing everything they can to prevent unwanted pregnancies.

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u/Shoe_Ho Jul 28 '25

Exactly!