Infertility Diaries: Uninsured? Bend over.

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  Posted by Mysterious Gryphon Mon Aug 11, 2008 12:53pm PDT

  Ummmmmm .... you don't need IVF. No one does.

  There are lots of beautiful babies and children out there in the world who desperately need mommies and daddies to take them home and love them. Why not invest that $9,550 in a child that already exists instead of whining about the state of your uterus?

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  Posted by Nicole F Mon Aug 11, 2008 1:21pm PDT

  Ok. Well, Mysterious Gryphon, while I agree that adoption is a great alternative, you are being incredibly insensitive to what must be an incredbily painful and emotional issue. And if she wants to have IVF, it's her right. I do feel that since it is essentially elective, the patient should have to pay out of pocket for some portion of it. But I think anyone would "whine" about paying 10 grand for somthing that might not even work, in order to make a dream come true.

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  Posted by Elissa Mon Aug 11, 2008 1:29pm PDT

  we have a biological urge to carry on our genes. Some couples don't want to adopt. Plus most people want babies and it's hard to adopt a newborn. They're in demand.

  Yes, there are perfect grown children out there, but you gotta be one hell of a good person to opt out of those first few years.

  There's nothing wrong with choosing IVF over adoption.

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  Posted by Erica Mon Aug 11, 2008 1:37pm PDT

  Obviously Mysterious Gryphon has never had to try any of the above...do you really get how LONG it is to wait for a baby to adopt, and how expensive it is? If you're going to fork out that kind of money, it should be that person's decision to spend it how they wish. I suggest keeping your trap quiet unless you've walked in their shoes before. It's not a fun walk.

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  Posted by Carol Mon Aug 11, 2008 1:40pm PDT

  Wow, that is shocking. My husband and I went through a round of IVF along with some other interventions (unsuccesfully, in California). We spent at least $20K out of pocket, as both of our insurance companies categorically deny coverage for fertility treatments (even though our monthly insurance premiums top $1200). So -- if I were an insurance company, I would have spent maybe $5k for same. Nice "system" we have here in America, isn't it?

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  Posted by Auntie Daisy Mon Aug 11, 2008 8:55pm PDT

  My insurance was GREAT, as my husband and I went throught three cycles of IVF. We spend, on a total of maybe 700.00 out of pocket for each cycle. We've checked into adoption, but yes it is very expensive, 20k for a newborn, and months or years of waiting. Yes, we could adopt out of the country and save ourselves 2k, maybe. It is quite sad when we hear of babies found in dumpsters, or newborns shaken to death, when their are GREAT people who would just love to love a baby. Our country makes it so hard to adopt, and its a shame.

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  Posted by Julio L Mon Aug 11, 2008 9:53pm PDT

  Hard working tax-paying adults are denied coverage for Infertility, even though this is a recognized medical problem. Yet illegal alien scumbags enter America and receive tax-payer funded healthcare.

  It sickens me.

  Prisoners, sex offenders in prison receive tax payer funded Viagra.

  What the Hell is wrong with this country?

  IVF should be covered as long as we are paying the healthcare benefits of illiterate peasants and jailbirds

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  Posted by Maddam Mon Aug 11, 2008 10:06pm PDT

  I'm glad to see that the majority of you who have commented on this blog are not as ignorant and stupid as others. The problem of infertility reaches farther than most people care to hear about. Yes there is many children out there that are in need of homes but the Government and greed of these so called agencies looking for homes for these children make it almost impossible to adopt and even if you are lucky enough to find and adopt that child you face the chance that the parent that gave up their rights will come back for a second chance and the courts have and will always side for the rights of the biological parents, even the unfit ones. So until certain persons know the facts of the system maybe they should keep their, uneducated opinions to themselves. For those out there who suffer from this, I myself am there too and wish you all the best of luck.

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  Posted by Meghan Mon Aug 11, 2008 10:07pm PDT

  The insurance company's have negotiated with providers to pay certain amounts for certain procedures and care. It is the bulk rate type of idea, if they can guarantee that X number of people will use their center for fertility treatments then they are given a discount rate. It is a supply and demand issue. It is a sad thing when couples cannot get pregnant, but it is an elective choice to go through IVF, and an expensive on at that.

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  Posted by PaulD Mon Aug 11, 2008 10:08pm PDT

  Mysterious Griffon, you are correct that there are many children out there that are in need of being loved but to tell someone they don't have the right to try and have their own children is unfair. Claiming to "whine" about the situation is a cruel statement with something as incredibly sensitive as this topic! Please try to be more understanding and sympathetic to women who have infertility issues.

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