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Post by Peanut on Oct 14, 2017 6:48:45 GMT -5
I know a 21 year old who grumbled about paying her copay when she put off her well woman exam to the point where we couldn't have her meds sent to us via our prescription policy's mail system before she needed them. (Go ahead and guess how I know her...lol!) Thankfully, she's an intelligent young woman and so she simply paid the "penalty" (copay) for putting things off the way she did.
I know a few of her colleagues who could quite possibly run that risk (and who have), and I find it frightening. Many young adults have more bluff, bluster, and poorly thought out bravery than they have common sense. Or they have less spare cash, and that $20 may be feasible but would take a bite out of a tight budget, even though "she can afford it".
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Post by TapToTalk on Oct 14, 2017 9:54:43 GMT -5
A lot of young adults don't pay for insurance at all for the same reason. I'm all for helping those in need. As for the 21 year old who can afford it, let her parents subsidize her ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/wink.png) She's under 26....
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Post by stl on Oct 14, 2017 18:40:07 GMT -5
I know a 21 year old who grumbled about paying her copay when she put off her well woman exam to the point where we couldn't have her meds sent to us via our prescription policy's mail system before she needed them. (Go ahead and guess how I know her...lol!) Thankfully, she's an intelligent young woman and so she simply paid the "penalty" (copay) for putting things off the way she did. I know a few of her colleagues who could quite possibly run that risk (and who have), and I find it frightening. Many young adults have more bluff, bluster, and poorly thought out bravery than they have common sense. Or they have less spare cash, and that $20 may be feasible but would take a bite out of a tight budget, even though "she can afford it". I'm going to guess a lot of those same colleagues manage to work some Starbucks and mani's and trips to DSW into their budgets. There is also nothing stopping the men from buying some condoms. I think BC should be covered the same as any other rx. I don't coverage decisions should be based on who wants to pay for certain things.
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Post by Peanut on Oct 15, 2017 8:07:15 GMT -5
Condoms are free at the Student Health Facility on the local campus via the health fee students pay each semester. BC pills? Nope.
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Post by stl on Oct 15, 2017 12:06:54 GMT -5
Condoms are free at the Student Health Facility on the local campus via the health fee students pay each semester. BC pills? Nope. I'm fine with that. BC pills aren't going to prevent the spread of STD'S like condoms will. I'd rather encourage condom use over the pill, especially on a college campus.
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Post by justthinking on Oct 15, 2017 17:54:01 GMT -5
Condoms are free at the Student Health Facility on the local campus via the health fee students pay each semester. BC pills? Nope. I'm fine with that. BC pills aren't going to prevent the spread of STD'S like condoms will. I'd rather encourage condom use over the pill, especially on a college campus. Agreed. I'm assuming women are welcome to take free condoms as well.
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Post by TapToTalk on Oct 15, 2017 19:03:41 GMT -5
I'm assuming women are welcome to take free condoms as well. They probably are the ones taking most of them, unfortunately. DW told our girls to protect themselves.
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Post by stl on Oct 15, 2017 20:18:48 GMT -5
I'm assuming women are welcome to take free condoms as well. They probably are the ones taking most of them, unfortunately. DW told our girls to protect themselves. I told DS that the only time he will ever have a say in whether or not he becomes a father is to use condoms. Girls can forget to take the pill, they can lie about it, he might just assume they're on something when they're not. And at the end of the day, if he gets a girl pregnant, he has no control over what happens at that point. If she wants to have an abortion and he doesn't want her to, he can't stop her. If he wants her to have one and she refuses, he can't make her. If she wants to keep the baby he can't force adoption. If she wants to give the baby up for adoption, he can't stop her unless maybe he wants to raise the baby as a single father. And if she wants to keep the baby and she's batsh!t crazy, well he gets to deal with batsh!t crazy for at least 18 years. I also told him that while his dad and I will always help him we will not raise a baby for him. If he becomes a father, he'll be a father. I'll babysit so he can take a chemistry test but not so he can go party with his friends every night.
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Post by TapToTalk on Oct 16, 2017 10:07:47 GMT -5
I told DS that the only time he will ever have a say in whether or not he becomes a father is to use condoms. The prior Saturday Night Live (the one with Gal Gadot) had a segment on this issue during weekend update. It should mandatory for everyone's daughters. I can't find an quick link to the segment, will look later.
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Post by mare on Oct 16, 2017 10:17:21 GMT -5
I'm stating the obvious, but young women should use both condoms and another form of BC if possible. So many of them don't. ![:(](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/sad.png) Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G930A using Tapatalk
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Post by andrea on Oct 16, 2017 16:25:34 GMT -5
Because of the general irresponsibility that's endemic in that age group, the girls should all be on LARCs.
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