Starting in 2013, in vitro fertilization (IVF) patients will receive free treatment as part of the basic compulsory health insurance program (CHI). Izvestia was informed of this decision by Moscow’s deputy mayor for social issues, Leonid Pechatnikov. In this way, Muscovites will be able to resolve their fertility problems for free, with the option of undergoing treatment in commercial clinics that are covered by Moscow’s CHI system.
According to Pechatnikov, in Moscow there are currently around 2,500 couples on the waiting list for IVF treatment in 2013. Each round of IVF treatment will require 106,000 rubles ($3,500) from the budget; in private clinics, this figure varies from 100,000 to 250,000 rubles.
The vice mayor was not able to specify the exact amount of budgetary funds that would be put toward IVF treatment. He says that treatments will only be partially financed by the fund, and some of the cost will be covered by the Moscow budget. Read full article.
