Infertility coverage is good business

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1049-1052

  Isaacs, Joseph C ^a  

^a RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association   (United States)

Author keywords

ART access and quality; employee health benefits; employer coverage experiences; Infertility diagnosis and treatment costs and impacts; insurance coverage; mandated benefits; patient and provider advocacy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS, EMPLOYEE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MALE; PATIENT ADVOCACY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 43449131522     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.01.089     Document Type: Article

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