VIAGRA: The Obligatory Column
Beyond the snickers and the double entendres, the Viagra craze poses serious questions for health policy makers. Should health plans--private or public--pay for the little blue erection pill? Is sex essential to good health? Or is it just for fun? If health plans are willing to pay for Viagra, why must so many women continue to pay out of pocket for contraceptives? Jeff Stryker tackles these questions and others in this week's Stryker's Corner.
More On This New Column Stryker's Corner is a regular Monday feature in California Healthline. Columnist Jeff Stryker takes readers behind the headlines, with in-depth articles, guest editorials and interviews with California newsmakers. Click here for more on Stryker and this new feature.
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