Does your RE …?
Posted on July 16, 2008
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Today I had a lovely conversation with Renee, a RESOLVE volunteer in Georgia. She and I talked for at least 90 minutes! She was fun to talk to and gave me a lot of information about advocacy and other infertility related topics. One thing she said during our conversation was so ingenious that I knew I needed to share it.
Renee said that when she was interview REs for her IVF she would ask them, “Do you support the idea of insurance coverage for fertility treatments?” If the RE answered “No,” she would thank them for their time and demand that her consult fee be waived. She found a doctor that answered this question, “Yes.” She mentioned that she was happy to give her hard earned money to a doctor that held similar beliefs as her. He’s not out to make a fortune, instead he wants to help his clients/patients create a family.
So, the next time you are at your RE’s office or when you are out interviewing REs to see which one you want to hire, this is a great question to add to your already long list.
I’ll be interviewing Renee in August about how each of us can take small steps to advocate for our family building journey. You’ll love her energy and passion for the topic!
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I wonder what all the states that do have insurance coverage for fertility treatments have in common that others don’t??? That would be an interesting thing to look at!
There are a couple of websites that provide this type of information: RESOLVE (www.resolve.org) look under the insurance links, and Fertility Lifelines (www.fertilitylifelines.com).