Evaluation of Assisted Reproductive Technology Health Insurance Coverage for Multiple Pregnancies and Births in Korea.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

While various policies to support couples experiencing infertility have been introduced due to the fertility rate rapidly dropping in developed countries, few large-scale nationwide cohort studies have evaluated the outcomes of assisted reproductive technology (ART) health insurance coverage policies.

Objective

To evaluate ART health insurance coverage for multiple pregnancies and births in Korea.

Design, setting, and participants

This population-based cohort study used delivery cohort data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service database between July 1, 2015, and December 31, 2019. A total of 1 474 484 women were included after exclusion of those who gave birth at nonmedical institutions and those with missing data.

Exposure

Two 27-month p

SUBMITTER: Cha W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10245192 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature