Do you support that IVF can be covered by medical insurance? Yes, raise your hands to support. This is a very exciting thing.
In recent years, the number of infertile people is increasing day by day, and there is a great call to include assisted reproductive technology, including IVF, in medical insurance reimbursement. The notice issued by Zhejiang proposes to set the prices of assisted reproductive medical services related to infertility treatment, such as artificial insemination and IVF, and include them in the scope of maternity insurance payment in a timely manner in accordance with relevant state regulations.
Assisted reproductive system technology is an important research method for the treatment of infertility, which refers to the technology that can help infertile couples get pregnant by using China medical resources. One of the most widely used technologies is artificial insemination and IVF information technology.
In real life, some couples of childbearing age are unfortunately encountering the problem of reproductive disorders, suffering from infertility, having a baby and being more anxious. According to the data released by National Health Commission and China Population Association, the infertility rate of couples of childbearing age in China has climbed from 2.5% to 3% 2 years ago to about 12% to 15% in recent years, and there are about 5 million infertile people.
in February this year, the Beijing municipal medical insurance bureau, together with the municipal health and wellness commission and the municipal human resources and social security bureau, issued the notice on the market price management items of some medical information services in enterprises with the adjustment of social norms, which included 16 innovative assisted reproductive technologies, such as intrauterine insemination, embryo transfer and sperm optimization, which are common in outpatient treatment, involving a wide population, necessary for diagnosis and treatment, mature technology and reliable work, into the scope of medical insurance category A reimbursement. Although the implementation is suspended, it still brings hope to women of childbearing age who need to be IVF.
I always hear people say that it costs tens of thousands of dollars to be a test-tube baby, and when the money is spent, some children are not pregnant. It is difficult for ordinary families to pay high medical expenses. This is really unbearable for families who want to have a baby.
? Test-tube babies are included in the scope of medical insurance, breaking the prohibitive situation of high fees and allowing families with fertility difficulties to realize their dreams of giving birth.
In order to treat infertility, these infertile couples who want to have a baby also face the problem of having a baby. At present, assisted reproductive medical services are expensive.
Take IVF as an example, the cost of the couple's pre-examination is at least 5, yuan, and the cost of one egg retrieval cycle is about 3, yuan. Moreover, some patients need multiple cycles to assist pregnancy, and the cost is doubled. Ms. Zhu, who works in Guangzhou, said that many people give birth through in vitro artificial insemination, and there are many such examples. "In the past, people often said that they wanted a test tube and hid it. We very much hope to have children in this group, and our medical insurance reimbursement is our greatest support.
? The cost of the third generation of IVF is more expensive, and it varies according to the number of embryos, with a total cost ranging from 6, yuan to 1, yuan. The high cost has discouraged many people who want to have children but need assisted reproductive medicine. Many families can't afford such medical expenses.
The inclusion of IVF in medical insurance has made infertile mothers have a good desire. In this way, part of the cost problem of families with fertility difficulties can be solved, so that their test tube road is not so bumpy and families in need can get what they want.
? It is helpful to promote fertility.
In the past, the negative population growth was mainly in Northeast China. However, in 221, there was also a province with negative population growth for the first time in the Yangtze River Delta. In 221, the natural population growth rate in Jiangsu was -1.12‰. The natural population growth rate of Hubei Province in 221 is also negative, which is -.88‰. Since the implementation of the comprehensive three-child policy in 221, some families who want to have three children are also facing problems such as fertility difficulties and infertility at an advanced age.
According to the data released by National Health Commission and China Population Association, there are about 5 million infertile people.
At this time, it is undoubtedly helpful to bring IVF into medical insurance.
Population expert and president of Guangdong Population Development Research Institute? Dong Yuzheng told China Business Daily that it is of great positive significance to timely include the medical expenses related to assisted reproductive technology in medical insurance, which will reduce the economic pressure of patients and help them realize their desire for healthy childbirth.