The Daily Show notices that Uncle Sam spends millions a year on penis pumps

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last updated 8 January 2015

There has been quite an uproar over Obama's mandate that (nearly) all health insurance plans cover female contraception. But the tens of millions Medicare pays for penis pumps each year "has never been debated once," says Samantha Bee on Wednesday night's Daily Show. "Not once. Never." Bee brings a woman's health advocate on the show to explain why birth control pills are often used for non-sexual health issues, but what's more impressive is that she finds somebody — sexual health expert Beatty Cohan-Vrettos — willing to vehemently defend federally financed penis pumps on camera. --Peter Weber

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.

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