Medicare Is Paying Way Too Much For Penis Pumps

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9. It's considered a disability.

Like a hearing aid or a cane. It's a medical device to restore or augment lost functionality in a body part that has been damaged due to injury or illness. As an example, they're used by prostate cancer survivors because prostate removal surgery often damages the nerves required to for the penis to operate normally, ending the patients ability to maintain a natural erection. These pumps are the only way they can function "normally".

Don't get me wrong, I believe that birth control should be available to anyone who wants it at no charge, but you can't equate the two.