Newsweek wonders how health insurance will cover Viagra.
Instead it will offer corporate purchasers of its health policies an option to cover Viagra at a premium that will compensate for the extra costs.
HMOs' decision not to cover Viagra has alerted Americans to all the things their plans don't provide.
California covers Viagra if doctors get approval from the state.
Aetna estimated that covering Viagra could add $50 million to its costs.
Medicaid officials in several states, including New York, have said they will not cover Viagra unless Federal Medicaid officials require it.
Bartell's also pointed out that it does not cover Viagra, infertility treatment or cosmetic surgery.
"Once insurance companies conclude they have to cover Viagra, how can they not cover female infertility drugs?"
As of early June, she said, 26 states covered Viagra, often with some restrictions.
We are still looking at our options, to see if we have to cover Viagra.