State laws and regulations addressing third-party reimbursement for infertility treatment: Implications for cancer survivors

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 72-78

  Quinn, Gwendolyn P ^a,b   Vadaparampil, Susan T ^a,b   McGowan Lowrey, Kerri ^c   Eidson, Shelby ^c   Knapp, Caprice ^d   Bukulmez, Orhan ^d  

^a H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c Maya Tech Corporation   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

access to care; fertility preservation; infertility; Insurance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURVIVOR; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; UNITED STATES;

FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; NEOPLASMS; PREGNANCY; STATE GOVERNMENT; SURVIVORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78650419017     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.05.017     Document Type: Article

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