Birth Control Pills Reviews

The deficit reduction act of 2005 had the side effect of affecting birth control pill prices at colleges. Columbia has decided to raise the prices for those in their health care plan. Dartmouth decides to keep birth control free fro students. This is a little weird to me since Columbia is one of the biggest property owners of manhattan’s upper west side, including Harlem, making them a fat cat.I don’t know how much cash Dartmouth has but it seems like they’ve their priorities pointing in a different direction than Columbia.More…

Dartmouth has their stand…

“Although the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 has led students at other colleges to encounter stiff cost increases in birth control, Dartmouth has maintained its policy of providing birth control for free to students under the Dartmouth Student Group Health Plan.” thedartmouth.com/2007/11/28/news/birthcontrol/

Columbia has theirs…

“Many U.S. students have seen a sharp rise in the cost of their contraception lately, a consequence of the federal Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, effective at the start of this year. At Columbia, women have had to account for the price increases on their own, as Health Services can no longer afford to provide for discounted forms of birth control and emergency contraceptives. For the moment, Barnard College Health Services is still able to offer low prices through stockpiles of these medications, but these stores are limited. Although the only real way to ensure cheap birth control for all students is to address the effects of the 2005 DRA through further legislation, Columbia and Barnard College Health Services should be granted the resources to ensure that such stockpiles are maintained in the interim. The financial pinch felt by many Columbia women in the past year is strong evidence that the University should take immediate action and ensure that its students’ health is fully protected.”
www.columbiaspectator.com/?q=node/28316

Birth control for college students went up earlier this year at student heath clinics due to a change in federal legislation. If lawmakers have it their way that’s going to change.

“A bill introduced Thursday in Congress seeks to lower the cost of birth control for college students after a change in federal legislation this year led to a $25 to $45 monthly price increase in the drugs at student health clinics.”

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