Problem
Lack of insurance against infertility
Other Names:
Inadequate insurance of conception Nature:
American couples who are unable to conceive a child cannot afford the high costs of fertility treatments, and many insurance companies refuse to pay for them. In vitro fertilization costs $8000 US per attempt. In 1998, American insurance companies who previously covered advanced fertility treatments halted their coverage of these techniques, because unusually high numbers of infertile couples were purchasing their health insurance policies specifically in order to obtain fertility treatments.
Incidence:
6.1 million, or 10% of American women of childbearing age were infertile, as of 1998. 600,000 have tried a fertility treatment.
Broader Problems:
Human infertilityInadequate insuranceLack of health insurancesArtificial insemination Subject(s):
Biosciences → GrowthCommerce → Insurance
Societal Problems → Inadequacy
Societal Problems → Scarcity
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
G: Very specific problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST