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" As most of you know, Congress passed a huge stimulus bill this week to try to boost the economy. But what you might not know is that the bill contains a provision that will allow drug companies to reinstate discounts on contraceptives to family planning clinics and college campus health facilities. Read on for ways you can start getting birth control--cheap!In 2005, a federal law was passed that was supposed to help people save money on Medicaid. However, the law had an unintended side effect: It became financially unattractive for drug companies to sell their products to health clinics at lower prices. At college health clinics, prices for some birth control skyrocketed from $5 to $10 a month to $30 to $50 a month. And some schools, like Bowdoin College, simply stopped carrying hormonal contraceptives because it was too expensive to keep in stock. The provision in the stimulus bill that was just passed once again allows drug companies to offer the discounts--and won&amp;#x27;t cost taxpayers a penny. Experts say students should be able to reap the savings starting this fall. Have you ever skimped on birth control to save money? How much do you spend on contraception per month? Photo: iStock"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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