Birth Control Opt-out: Mo vs Obamacare

[Mary Frances]

Originally Posted by twig93

So there's no provision that the insurance company must charge different rates based on whether contraception is or is not included.

So the insurance company could just punt and say that the rates are the same and make some poor schmoe in Marketing create an alternate set of enrollment forms and be done with it.

Or am I missing something?

Costs are higher for the no-contraception plan because of all the extra babies?

[nonlnear]

Originally Posted by Mary Frances

Costs are higher for the no-contraception plan because of all the extra babies?

It's a pity we are conditioned to expect flat rates for families. What's so wrong with charging a premium per child? edit: There would also be the costs associated with pregnancy itself, but charging per head would help somewhat, while avoiding th political minefield of what constitutes "equal" coverage when the concept itself isn't even relevant in the first place.