Has anybody fought or litigated against gender-based price discrimination in prescription drug coverage? Birth control pills are free, pills to treat ED are $500.

dmbrokaw · 2020-08-29T02:25:34+00:00

They aren't directly analogous. My wife has one set of lingere that costs more than all of my Hanes socks and underwear put together, but I don’t think we'll be suing Victorias Secret.

ClickedAgenda9 · 2020-08-29T02:36:13+00:00

Birth control is probably cheaper to produce, so they can subsidize it easily

genesiss23 · 2020-08-29T03:00:39+00:00

ED drugs are not $500 per tablet. They are now generic and so, price has decreased significantly. Even when they were brand only, the per tablet cost was no where near that. You just need to find a pharmacy which uses an acquisition plus model for cash pricing and not awp. Oral contraceptives have been available since about 1960. There are a lot of generics.

Oral contraceptives have many uses besides birth control, so, they are not seen as a lifestyle drug. ED drugs, more or less, just have one purpose and that puts it in the lifestyle category. How are ED drugs medically necessary? Oral contraceptives can be used for acne, period cramping/pain, endometriosis and so on. You need to prove they are medically necessary for insurance to cover it.

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