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The email I just sent to my health insurance company:

MEMBER_SERVICES@healthnet.com wrote:
> Dear Ms. Vannoy,
>
> Health Net will cover the fitting and insertion of an IUD only [Note from Serene:
> this means they'll cover the procedure, but not the device itself]. Your
> doctor will get services authorized by the Health Net treatment
> review department.

It's my understanding that the State of California requires insurance policies that cover other prescription drugs to also cover all FDA-approved contraceptive drugs and devices, as well as related medical services. See link

Can you let me know the basis on which you deny coverage for the IUD, which is an FDA-approved contraceptive?

Serene

Literary friends meme

Not everyone will be able to (or want to) do this one, but I thought it would be fun.

Make a list of the people on your friendslist whom you know to be published writers (define that however you want; I'm not your mom).

Post ONE link to their work (your favorite, or one you think is underrated, or one you just think everyone should see, or whatever).

That's it. Go.

ailbhe: http://www.lulu.com/ailbhe
autographedcat: http://www.aphelion-webzine.com/authors/WynneRobert.html
charliegrrrl: http://www.softskull.com/detailedbook.php?isbn=1-932360-81-6
dbubley: http://www.fatso.com/bigtruth.html
final_girl: http://www.cleispress.com/book_page.php?book_id=175
firecat: http://www.powells.com/biblio/4-9780471778646-1
imnotandrei: http://www.io.com/~selk/problem/stuff.html
isachandra: http://vegancupcakes.wordpress.com/
pameladean: http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/biblio?inkey=17-9780312859701-0
pantryslut: http://www.strangehorizons.com/2007/20070212/dead-f.shtml
papersky: http://www.powells.com/biblio/1-9780765349095-1
sistercoyote: http://www.theharrow.com/journal/index.php/journal/article/view/2169/555
wild_irises: http://laurietobyedison.com/WomenEnLarge.asp
wordweaverlynn: I actually don't know where to find links to Lynn's work. Lynn?

A non-5,000 survey this time

gakked from firecat, along with at least one of her answers.

( This one only has 37 questions )