Infertility Treatment Financial Options
By Carol Andrews
Most couples who are trying to have a baby via the various treatment options are unprepared for the cost of the treatment. Each treatment has it's own price tag, and often couples try several methods for becoming pregnant. The costs can be staggering- in the tens of thousands of dollars and sometimes even hundreds of thousands of dollars if the couple repeatedly tries one treatment option after another without success.
There are financial assistance providers dedicated to providing financing to couples who are going through various treatment methods. One of the favorite financing programs of couples trying in vitro fertilization are the IVF Refund Programs. These programs allow couples to prepay for the treatment, and if after a specified number of cycles of IVF the couple still does not have a baby- most (sometimes all) of the money is refunded! There are age restrictions for the parents, and minimum cycles you must agree to try but for the money back guarantee of 70-100% of what you shell out for the treatment, the IVF Refund Program is extremely helpful for families who struggle with the high costs of treatment.
Another popular finance option for treatment are IVF financing loans. These loans are unsecured and available
to pay for treatment and prescriptions. It's extremely helpful to have assistance paying for prescription care because it's estimated that 20 to 30% of treatment expenses are from pharmaceutical care. Some programs and companies will allow you to use the IVF loan to finance the treament in combination with the IVF Refund program in which you receive a refund of the money spent if a baby is not born as a result of the treatment.