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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
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Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
About darn time
Health insurance carriers must for free birth control
http://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/08/01/free.birth.control/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
Too bad I have a high deductible plan that does't cover RX until I met my deductible. I so miss the nuva ring! I just couldn't afford $70 a month.
*EDIT - It will only cover generics, so the nuvaring is out. It will cover IUDs though.
Re: About darn time
Woot woot!
I SERIOUSLY don't understand how this hasn't happened before now. I"m sure they've studied it, but I can't believe that having insured people have babies is cheaper than the insurance company paying for BC.
The breast pump feature is nice, too. I wish it would have been two years ago. Our insurance at the time would cover a rental for two months. Um.... two months? That's it? My baby needs breastmilk for at least a year and you only cover two months?
Politics, religion, male-dominated decision makers...
I used to take generic for years too. Then, I switched to a name brand for various reasons and it was roughly the same cost on my insurance at the time. Then a few years later, I switched back to a generic because the cost of name brand went way up through my insurance and I subsequently turned into a crazy person! Holy, hormone overload! It was miserable.
So, while I understand why this new ruling as well as so many insurances place a greater emphasis on generics, I wish name brands were more accessible. Some of those new drugs are just better, but they're so much money, it's a joke!
Have you asked your pharmacy what the cost would be if you paid for them out of pocket rather than billing your insurance?
I hadn't thought of that. But I've since found an alternative that's well working for me.
If the doctor can prove a need, then it is supposed to be covered.