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Should Infertility Treatments Be Covered By Insurance?

More and more infertile couples are turning to medical intervention to treat infertility. The most popular is in-vitro fertilization, although some medical procedures such as the surgical clearing of blocked fallopian tubes are also done. With the rising cost

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How to Make IVF Affordable in the US

Iva Skoch’s new Newsweek article on the high cost of IVF in the United States makes some really great points. One point that bears repeating is that that the cost of IVF in the U.S. won’t be affordable by the…

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Even After Health Care Reform, Insurance Companies Don’t Have to Cover Infertility

A while back I asked if infertility treatments would be covered under the new health care reform bill. We now have an answer, and it’s a not good one if you’re infertile. According to Susan Donaldson James at ABC News,…

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Will Infertility Treatments Be Included in Health Care Reform?

Update after health care reform passed: Even After Health Care Reform, Insurance Companies Don’t Have to Cover Infertility

It depends, according to this report by Sabrina Eaton in The Cleveland Plain Dealer.

During the election campaign, President Obama told Planned…

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