Quote Originally Posted by Koronin View Post
I so totally don't get it either. I really wish more preventative care would be covered and provided actually. I must give credit to a previous company my husband worked for in this category. As part of their health care (although not part of the health insurance) they would refund upto $200 a year for anything that was health/exercise related. Things included gym memberships, bicycles, exercise bikes, ect.

I also don't get the whole let's defund Planned Parenthood and while we're at it, make abortions impossible to get, even in medical necessary cases (Georgia law, which did not pass the state Senate) and make birth control illegal. On the last part I had visions of having to find my local drug dealer so I could buy birth control.
That drives me crazy. There's a disturbingly large number of people who don't want birth control covered by insurance, demand abortion be outlawed (or create a degrading series of hoops to jump through), and want Planned Parenthood defunded....and these same people also make a huge stink about WIC, Medicaid, and forms of social welfare programs. You can't have it both ways...

This thread also reminded me of this Cracked article. Yes, it's Cracked, but I think it's still somewhat relevant.