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To: BigKNY3 who wrote (2384)	5/11/1998 8:31:00 PM
From: BigKNY3	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 9523

Anthony: I still can't find any refill data. A two page Q & A spread "Viva Viagra!" will be published in this week's issue of People. No Internet links are available yet. A one-hour broadcast on ED will be shown on Tuesday on PBS' Nova. pbs.org Remember: Check out the NEJM website on Thursday. No guarantees here. nejm.org BigKNY3

To: BigKNY3 who wrote (2384)	5/12/1998 11:19:00 AM
From: Anthony Wong	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9523

HMOs May Be Guilty of Gender Bias MAY 12, 06:44 EDT ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) -- The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists is taking the position that health insurers who cover the impotence drug Viagra but don't pay for female contraception are guilty of ''gender bias,'' USA Today reports. ''Pregnancy is a medical condition, just like impotence,'' Luella Klein of Emory University, a spokeswoman for the organization, told the paper. ''And the cost benefit of preventing pregnancy is much greater than treating impotence.'' An early industry study found that insurance companies are reimbursing about half of the men getting prescriptions for the new pill, a lower rate than for other drugs. At least 10 states cover the pill for men who qualify for Medicaid, the state-federal health insurance program for the poor. But at least 12 states have refused to cover it. USA Today reported that many employer-sponsored plans that will not pay for women's birth control are covering Viagra. It said the obstetricians and gynecologists group is issuing a statement at its convention in New Orleans putting the organization on record backing laws to force insurers that offer prescription drug benefits to cover birth control. The paper said national surveys suggestion that about 90 percent of health maintenance organizations but only half of fee-for-service health plans cover reversible female birth control. It quoted pharmacy benefits consultant Mary Sevon as saying most plans offered through insurance firms or HMOs have decided to cover Viagra or are leaning in that direction.