Health Insurance Is Viagra covered by health insurance? By Barbara Marquand | Posted on June 8, 2011 Why you can trust Insure.com Quality Verified At Insure.com, we are committed to providing honest and reliable information so that you can make the best financial decisions for you and your family. All of our content is written and reviewed by industry professionals and insurance experts. We maintain strict editorial independence from insurance companies to maintain our editorial integrity, so our recommendations are unbiased and are based on a comprehensive list of criteria. It depends on your health insurance policy. Some plans cover Viagra, and some don’t. Coverage of Viagra, in fact, sparked controversy after the drug was patented in 1998. In some cases health insurance plans covered the sexual dysfunction drug for men, but did not cover contraceptive pills for women, leading critics to charge discrimination. That’s not as much the case anymore. Twenty-nine states have passed laws mandating group health plans cover prescription contraceptive drugs and devices, according to the “Health Insurance Mandates in the States 2010,” by the Council for Affordable Health Insurance. No states mandate group plans to cover erectile-dysfunction drugs. Check your health plan’s prescription drug coverage to see if it covers Viagra. Keep in mind the patent for Viagra will expire in 2012, opening the way for more-affordable generic versions of the popular drug. For more, see health insurance basics. Related Articles How long does it take to add spouse to health insurance? By Huma Naeem Can I drop my spouse from my health insurance at any time? By Nupur Gambhir Does my deductible start over if I change jobs? By Shivani Gite When does health insurance start at a new job? By Shivani Gite When does health insurance expire after leaving your job? By Casey Bond Is health insurance cheaper through work or private? By Cynthia Bowman