How much is a child worth? Providers' and patients' views and responses concerning ethical and policy challenges in paying for ART.

ABSTRACT: Infertility treatments remain expensive and in many countries are covered by little, if any, insurance, raising critical questions concerning how patients and providers view and make decisions regarding these challenges. In-depth semi-structured interviews of approximately 1 hour were conducted with 37 IVF providers and 10 patients (17 physicians, 10 other providers and 10 patients), and were systematically analyzed. These data suggest current insurance policies and legislation pose critical ethical and logistical challenges for both patients and providers. These individuals face multiple uncertainties about costs and insurance, related to unclear causes of fertility, treatment length, costs and outcomes, and odds that insurers will cover expenses. Insurers frequently decline to agree to r

SUBMITTER: Klitzman R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5313146 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature