Campus birth control costs soar

The price of prescription contraception like birth control bills and patches have soared lately--a package of pills has gone from $7 to between $30 and $50, for example. (This is because of a change in the 2005 Medicaid rebate law.)

Not only is this completely, well, screwed--it's dangerous.

"The likelihood of there being some gaps in usage will increase," said Karen Engall, director of Mount Holyoke's health services.

Health officials also worry that some students will not use insurance to buy contraception because their parents see the pharmacy bills.

So basically, women will stop using their contraception, increasing the chance of unintended pregnancy. Bad news, bad policy.