STD campaign asks lovers to give out meds

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Some states allowing doctors to write prescriptions for their patients' partners

STD campaign asks lovers to give out meds - Health - Sexual health - msnbc.com




Obamacare covers tricks too

 

[miplank]

in before lestat!

 

[the.gladiator1987]

wtf is this shit

 

[mrplunkey]

That's a great idea.

As long as I don't have to pay for it.

 

[miplank]

That's a great idea.

As long as I don't have to pay for it.

you didn't hear?


Obama is sending the bill straight to you.

 

[mrplunkey]

you didn't hear?


Obama is sending the bill straight to you.

We joke about it, but these guys are great at turning a sound idea into a right into a taxpayer cost.

STD meds should be OTC anyway.

 

[nefertiti]

We joke about it, but these guys are great at turning a sound idea into a right into a taxpayer cost.

STD meds should be OTC anyway.

Agree on both counts....

I skimmed the article, didn't see anything specific about this applying to govt. aid programs although one can assume that obamacare sort of covers anything broadly relating to health care.

I'm not sure this will come out of taxpayer dollars beyond that broad reference, so it's still a good plan. If the idea is prevention of repeat infection, it could save money long term and it could hypothetically help the level of care needed for STDs by lowering the spread by people who don't have insurance or won't go see a doctor. Less people seeing the doctor under obamacare - less tax dollars getting spent.

(unless I skipped over a part that negates all that, which is possible)

 

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just sayin'

 

[mrplunkey]

Agree on both counts....

I skimmed the article, didn't see anything specific about this applying to govt. aid programs although one can assume that obamacare sort of covers anything broadly relating to health care.

I'm not sure this will come out of taxpayer dollars beyond that broad reference, so it's still a good plan. If the idea is prevention of repeat infection, it could save money long term and it could hypothetically help the level of care needed for STDs by lowering the spread by people who don't have insurance or won't go see a doctor. Less people seeing the doctor under obamacare - less tax dollars getting spent.

(unless I skipped over a part that negates all that, which is possible)

That's one of the many problems caused by Obamacare. A sound idea, like letting doctors script STD medication for their partners, opens the door to a whole new round of cost, fraud and abuse. I'd rather make the drugs OTC and available anywhere (at a low cost) and have people pay for them out of their own pockets.

 

[nefertiti]

That's one of the many problems caused by Obamacare. A sound idea, like letting doctors script STD medication for their partners, opens the door to a whole new round of cost, fraud and abuse. I'd rather make the drugs OTC and available anywhere (at a low cost) and have people pay for them out of their own pockets.

I'd agree with that. I just don't see much room for abuse of antibiotics and antivirals. A scrip written for someone outside the healthcare system is still going to get paid for out of pocket.