How much do u pay for Birth Control..

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Registered: 11-03-2006
How much do u pay for Birth Control..
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Wed, 11-08-2006 - 9:23pm
I started taking Estro-Step for my acne. My doctor gave me samples and after those ran out I went to get it filled and it was 52.00 a pack. Way to much I think. So, I went back to my doctor and she switch me to Yasmin. It is 42.00 a pack. I have called my insurance company for a list of what they cover but they said they don't have any of that information. I seem to be paying the highest for mine of all my friends. I was wondering how much yall pay and what birth control is it.

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Registered: 12-30-2003
Thu, 11-09-2006 - 12:23am

Hi babiblue23, Welcome!


      Jill

    

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Registered: 03-19-2003
Thu, 11-09-2006 - 8:03am

I pay almost $49 for Nuvaring at an Osco pharmacy.

Judie Cl for Birth Control 
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Registered: 04-18-2003
Thu, 11-09-2006 - 9:52am

I was using depo. It was $50 every 3 months. Now I’m using Nuvaring. I got 3 months free samples from my doc, and there was a coupon in the starter pack for one month free, so that is 4 rings free! After that it will be $25/month if I buy it at a local pharmacy, or we have a prescription mail order plan that we can get 3 months for the price of 2, so I will pay $50 for 3 months. I agree that your costs seem high.
Does your insurance have a website that you could check to see their prescription list, or is there an agent who could help you? Our HR department at work helps us and we also have a rep through the insurance company who helps us.
Good luck!
Holly

Holly
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Registered: 03-02-2004
Thu, 11-09-2006 - 12:11pm
My husband is in the military so my b/c is 100% free! I had no idea b/c was so expensive!! Wow!!
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Registered: 07-05-2006
Thu, 11-09-2006 - 2:45pm
I'm on the bc pill called Portia. I found out just how expensive it is. I had to pay for the regular price of the pill pack because I had lost my pills and my insurance doesn't cover or replace lost pills, so I had to pay the full amount which was $30.00 Normally though, my insurance covers $20 of it and I only have to pay $10, so it's not that bad. But mine is also a generic brand, so I think generics are a little cheaper than the name brand.
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Registered: 08-12-2002
Thu, 11-09-2006 - 4:58pm

All I can say is, when I was on birth control, I was glad that we have a fairly good public health system here in New Zealand.

 


 


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Registered: 08-16-2005
Thu, 11-09-2006 - 6:41pm

When I was on the pill, I got an Ortho-Cyclen generic (Mononessa) on drugstore.com for around $22 plus shipping. They let you order months at a time, get a discount, and pay the same shipping cost. It is a U.S. pharmacy, so safe in my opinion.

The first pack I got paying cash at the pharmacy was over $30 if I remember.

I'd check with your insurance to see what they cover--most providers have a drug list online now, or you can call. My copay for generic pills was $15, but I didn't want my parents finding out.

Now I have an IUD and it was about $450 with exams and insertion. But, hopefully 10 years of protection.

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Registered: 10-06-2006
Thu, 11-09-2006 - 7:13pm
I have prescription coverage through Kaiser and recently got 3 Nuvaring's for $15.

Linda

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Registered: 04-11-2006
Mon, 11-13-2006 - 8:39am
I pay $9 a month for Nuva Ring at planned parent hood. When I was on the patch I paid $8 a month. Thank God I’m a student because if not it would be somewhere around $55
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Registered: 01-26-2005
Mon, 11-13-2006 - 11:13am
Your insurance co SHOULD Have the info about which drugs they cover...That's the craziest thing I've ever heard....sheesh....Way back before insurance covered the pill I paid between $25-30/month (can't remember the brand)....When Insurance started coving the pill mostly it was like $20....When Generic came out the lowest I every paid was like $6...and if you can get them through a mail pharmacy with your insurance you might can get it lower...Once when I did that I would get like a 3 month supply for $6....good luck....
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