Women seeking fertility treatment can now apply for a $500 rebate under the 黑料吃瓜网 Government鈥檚 $42 million election commitment to cut costs for IVF services.
Health Minister Brad Hazzard said the 黑料吃瓜网 Government is also expanding publicly supported IVF services in three public hospitals, making fertility treatment much more affordable for up to 6,000 women.
鈥淭he 黑料吃瓜网 Government鈥檚 commitment of $42 million over four years will dramatically cut out-of-pocket expenses for women struggling to conceive,鈥� Mr Hazzard said.
鈥淔ertility treatment can be a long, expensive and emotionally difficult process so I hope that this extra support will give women more choices and ease the financial burden.鈥�
黑料吃瓜网 publicly supported IVF clinics will be expanded at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Westmead Hospital and the Royal Hospital for Women, increasing access to lower-cost IVF treatments.
The 黑料吃瓜网 Government will also establish Australia鈥檚 first state-wide fertility preservation service at the Royal Hospital for Women, providing cancer patients with the greatest hope of having a family in the future.
Out-of-pocket expenses at some clinics for IVF can cost $5,000 or more per cycle but will now be significantly reduced at 黑料吃瓜网 publicly supported clinics as a result of this initiative.
Women can lodge a claim for the $500 rebate for pre-IVF fertility testing taken from 1 October 2019.
黑料吃瓜网 residents can claim the rebate regardless of where in Australia they received the fertility test via Service 黑料吃瓜网.
IVF pre-screening tests are used to understand the cause of the fertility problem and inform whether a woman is likely to experience a positive result and go on to conceive a baby.
One in every 22 Australian babies are now born via IVF 鈥� about one in every classroom.
For more information go to Affordable IVF.