Will medicare or insurance co's pay for ED treatment?

More and more plans are excluding ED medications entirely. The ones who don't exclude coverage have limits on the number of pills you can get. (example - 3 pills per month, etc.) I have not seen any current pharmacy plans that allow unlimited prescriptions for ED medications.

The exact level of coverage you have depends upon the contract that your employer negotiated with the insurer/pharmacy benefit manager. (If your prescription plan is through your employer.)

"Erectile Dysfunction Drugs And Medicare

In an effort to save millions of dollars a year, American men will no longer receive Medicare coverage for erectile dysfunction drugs when taken to improve sexual performance. The new change went into effect January 1, 2007.

This does not include men taking Viagra, Cialis or Levitra for conditions such as pulmonary hypertension, a lung problem.

Erectile dysfunction drugs and Medicare's ability and willingness to provide funding for those in need, is a sensitive issue.

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A Medicare spokesman said he could not provide statistics on how much Medicare spent on the drugs. But in 2005, the Congressional Budget Office estimated the Medicare coverage would cost $2 billion over a ten year period.

Many Medicare plans already limited erectile dysfunction prescriptions to four pills a month and usually required prior approval before a physician could prescribe the drugs."

http://www.erectile-dysfunction-facts-yo...


Same article, further along:
"As a family physician in Arkansas for more than 15 years, I know that erectile dysfunction is a medical condition recognized by health care providers and insurers alike. It can be caused by a number of factors including kidney and heart disease or diabetes. I have seen the harm it can cause a person鈥檚 overall health and relationship with their loved one. Sexual dysfunction can, and does, decrease quality of life, often resulting in poor physical and mental health.

The objective of health care, and the objective of Medicare, is to allow people not just to live longer, but to live longer as productively and with as much contentment in their lives as possible. Experts say that elderly men with erectile dysfunction tend to let other aspects of their health deteriorate more than those who have healthy sex lives. If erectile dysfunction drugs continue to be covered by Medicare, more people who experience sexual dysfunction might also take an active role in helping themselves."