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GOING BROKE PAYING FOR FERTILITY TREATMENTS?
May 03, 2008 - New York City councilwoman Melinda Katz began a career in public service
when she was 28, but by the time she was 40 and wanted to have a baby, she learned she was
infertile.
Today, at 42, neither medical technology nor being single stands in the way of Katz having
that baby — only her insurance company.
Katz, who championed women's health issues while serving in the New York State Assembly,
discovered she was not entitled to insurance coverage for in vitro fertilization (IVF) that might
have given her a baby.
"Having a baby is an important part of life," said Katz, who told ABCNews.com she saved her
money and paid for the IVF herself. It took three failed tries, but the petite city counselor is now
expecting a boy, with a donor egg and sperm, in June.
"The state doesn't cover a lot of fertility treatment and it should," said Katz, who, as a
Democrat, wrote the law requiring HMOs to provide women direct access to gynecological
care without forcing them to first see a primary care physician.
Click on the red link to continue the story.
Source: ABC News Online
May 03, 2008 - New York City councilwoman Melinda Katz began a career in public service
when she was 28, but by the time she was 40 and wanted to have a baby, she learned she was
infertile.
Today, at 42, neither medical technology nor being single stands in the way of Katz having
that baby — only her insurance company.
Katz, who championed women's health issues while serving in the New York State Assembly,
discovered she was not entitled to insurance coverage for in vitro fertilization (IVF) that might
have given her a baby.
"Having a baby is an important part of life," said Katz, who told ABCNews.com she saved her
money and paid for the IVF herself. It took three failed tries, but the petite city counselor is now
expecting a boy, with a donor egg and sperm, in June.
"The state doesn't cover a lot of fertility treatment and it should," said Katz, who, as a
Democrat, wrote the law requiring HMOs to provide women direct access to gynecological
care without forcing them to first see a primary care physician.
Click on the red link to continue the story.
Source: ABC News Online
