﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>contraceptive patch news stories on Newser</title><description>Read more contraceptive patch stories on Newser</description><link>http://www.newser.com/taggrid/6941/contraceptive-patch.html</link><copyright>2009 - Newser</copyright><language>en-us</language><generator>Newser Feed Generator</generator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:02:40 CST</pubDate><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.newser.com/story/12308/price-of-pill-for-students-soars.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</guid><title>Price of Pill for Students Soars</title><description>Female students at US colleges may be cutting back on reliable contraceptives because a quirk in a federal law has made birth-control pills up to four times more expensive, health officials warn. A recent change in Medicaid regulations means drug companies no longer offer big discounts to health centers where...</description><link>http://www.newser.com/story/12308/price-of-pill-for-students-soars.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Nov 2007 3:45:20 CST</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.newser.com/story/4816/birth-control-prices-at-us-colleges-skyrocket.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</guid><title>Birth Control Prices at US Colleges Skyrocket</title><description>Many college students may no longer be able to afford birth control come September, thanks to a 2006 bill that discourages drug companies from offering schools deep discounts on contraceptives. The change went into effect this year, but students will feel the crunch only now, as health centers that stocked...</description><link>http://www.newser.com/story/4816/birth-control-prices-at-us-colleges-skyrocket.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2007 13:49:53 CDT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>