Medicare to pay $2 billion for impotence drugs

BeachNurse · May 18, 2005

Well Medicaid was paying for it for years. What's new?

z's playa · May 18, 2005

Nice to see they have their priorities straight !!!! :angryfire

I'm thinking of all the families who can't afford certain medication to keep their family members alive!

The board must be primarily male. (sorry allnurses guys )

" Can't keep everyone alive but we can darn well keep them erect !!!!"

Z

BeachNurse · May 18, 2005

Nice to see they have their priorities straight !!!! :angryfire
I'm thinking of all the families who can't afford certain medication to keep their family members alive!
The board must be primarily male. (sorry allnurses guys )
" Can't keep everyone alive but we can darn well keep them erect !!!!"
Z

Exactly.

HONEYBEAR · May 19, 2005

Nice to see they have their priorities straight !!!! :angryfire
I'm thinking of all the families who can't afford certain medication to keep their family members alive!
The board must be primarily male. (sorry allnurses guys )
" Can't keep everyone alive but we can darn well keep them erect !!!!"
Z

Unbelievable.....I am sure the board must be made up of men:angryfire

BeachNurse · May 19, 2005

I work in an HIV clinic. Second to pain killers, Viagara is the most requested prescription. Now FL Medicaid won't cover it.

Home Health Columnist / Guide · May 20, 2005

Not covered by PA Medicaid.

nurse_wannabe · May 20, 2005

I work in an HIV clinic. Second to pain killers, Viagara is the most requested prescription. Now FL Medicaid won't cover it.

Viagara is the 2nd most requested prescription by men who are infected with HIV? Are those requests honored? Just curious....

live4today, RN · May 20, 2005

...................................." Can't keep everyone alive but we can darn well keep them erect !!!!"Z

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

All laughs aside.................impotence of the brain is far more important than impotence of the "other brain" that rules a man's world. :uhoh3:

What a waste of money! :rolleyes:

begalli · May 31, 2005

Hey, isn't a satisfying sex life part of Maslow's Heirarchy of Needs? As a matter of fact, according to Maslow, sex is a basic physiological need just like needing air, water, food, and sleep. Can't move onto higher needs like safety, love, esteem, and self actualization until the basic needs are met - which includes sex. C'mom nurses! This is psych 101!

Also, many many docs use this drug off-label. We have a woman with a left ventricular assist device on our ICU right now and every day she gets a dose of viagra for her pulmonary hypertension. The drug is somewhat common on our unit for this use and I GUARANTEE you that the recipients of this drug are not having sex.

Remember, viagra was originally created and studied to treat angina in men. When this unexpected "side effect" turned up, they changed the direction that they took the drug.

Did you know that preemies have been known to get viagra to help them breathe...and it worked?

Anyway....a satisfying sex life is good for the body, mind, and soul = good for your health.

:)

p.s. the sad part is that this med is more than likely NOT paid for when used off-label. humpf.

carolinapooh, BSN, RN · May 31, 2005

Hey, isn't a satisfying sex life part of Maslow's Heirarchy of Needs? As a matter of fact, according to Maslow, sex is a basic physiological need just like needing air, water, food, and sleep. Can't move onto higher needs like safety, love, esteem, and self actualization until the basic needs are met - which includes sex. C'mom nurses! This is psych 101!
Also, many many docs use this drug off-label. We have a woman with a left ventricular assist device on our ICU right now and every day she gets a dose of viagra for her pulmonary hypertension. The drug is somewhat common on our unit for this use and I GUARANTEE you that the recipients of this drug are not having sex.
Remember, viagra was originally created and studied to treat angina in men. When this unexpected "side effect" turned up, they changed the direction that they took the drug.
Did you know that preemies have been known to get viagra to help them breathe...and it worked?
Anyway....a satisfying sex life is good for the body, mind, and soul = good for your health.
:)
p.s. the sad part is that this med is more than likely NOT paid for when used off-label. humpf.

My husband spends about three to five weeks a year with me; he is over in the Middle East. You can have a very satisfying sex life without intercourse - believe me! :coollook:

z's playa · May 31, 2005

Hey, isn't a satisfying sex life part of Maslow's Heirarchy of Needs? As a matter of fact, according to Maslow, sex is a basic physiological need just like needing air, water, food, and sleep. Can't move onto higher needs like safety, love, esteem, and self actualization until the basic needs are met - which includes sex. C'mom nurses! This is psych 101!
Also, many many docs use this drug off-label. We have a woman with a left ventricular assist device on our ICU right now and every day she gets a dose of viagra for her pulmonary hypertension. The drug is somewhat common on our unit for this use and I GUARANTEE you that the recipients of this drug are not having sex.
Remember, viagra was originally created and studied to treat angina in men. When this unexpected "side effect" turned up, they changed the direction that they took the drug.
Did you know that preemies have been known to get viagra to help them breathe...and it worked?
Anyway....a satisfying sex life is good for the body, mind, and soul = good for your health.
:)
p.s. the sad part is that this med is more than likely NOT paid for when used off-label. humpf.

I am a firm believer that this drug should NOT be covered by medicaid or whatever its called ...just so any man can get an erection. I do believe it should be covered in cases where it is used to treat other life threatening diseases.

Of course yes there are some legit cases where it could be covered but at the doc's discretion. ex; accident victims :twocents:

There are many other drugs that I believe should take precidence over North America's erections because what good is an erection if you're not alive to enjoy it !!!!!

Z