I'm a bit confused by this, but I would not take birth control pills even if they were free. I was on them previous to having kids and my Master did not like the side effects. He said I should not go back on the pill so I have not.

Our insurance (privately purchased) has a huge deductible, which means that we pay for everything out of pocket anyway. So we give them lots of money every month on the off chance that one of us gets a serious illness and we would actually use the insurance. Otherwise they pay for nothing. We can't afford the lower deductible plans at all.

I hate the insurance companies, and would love to see us go to a health system like Canada, single payer plan. And yes, birth control pills should be covered by whatever plan is in place. They are a lot cheaper than an unwanted pregnancy.