Economic implications of insurance coverage for in vitro fertilization in the United States: A review

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 54, Issue 11-12, 2009, Pages 661-668

  Omurtag, Kenan R ^a   Styer, Aaron K ^a   Session, Donna ^a   Toth, Thomas L ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Fertilization, in vitro; Health policy; Infertility; Insurance health; Mandated benefits

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; INSURANCE; REVIEW;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; INSURANCE COVERAGE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77649246058     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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