Because We Have Infertility Insurance, We Are The Lucky Ones; However, There Are Those Who Are Not As Lucky

We released a great sigh of relief the day we found out that our infertility insurance would cover my wife’s infertility treatments. She went through days and weeks of therapy and in time, we were content with the news that she was having a healthy pregnancy. The best thing about infertility insurance is that it covers all the small treatments that you have to go through, along with the visits with various doctors. In most cases, these treatments may continue on for months, or even years before the woman is able to become pregnant and maintain that pregnancy.

We were truly the lucky ones. Infertility treatments are quite expensive on their own, so all the people out there without an insurance plan that covers infertility will be out of luck. There is a couple that we know very well, the Crofters who have spend the last eight years trying to have a baby. And trust me, they’ve wanted kids. I nearly did not invite her to my baby shower because I thought she might be too grieved to come. And we were right, when Cindy found out, she left the room crying.

They tried to have some treatments done, but they honestly did not have enough money to pay for enough treatments to make a change. With such a tiny window of opportunity, the likelihood of their getting pregnant was almost nil. Even though it didn’t work before, they are scrimping and saving all they can in order to finance the next batch of treatments. I feel a lot of sympathy for this couple because the company Bruce works for provides decent health insurance, but they selected a plan that does not also have infertility insurance.

I am not pleased with the way things are in the insurance world, so I figured that if I explored the situation through the internet I might learn more about the availability of infertility insurance. I was quite shocked when I understood that finding such a plan is extremely difficult. It is even difficult to find a plan that contains something simple, like short-term disability insurance.

This lovely couple is in such a sad situation because their fondest wish is for a baby. If only they had access to the same therapy that we did, they could be able to have their own baby. My baby is the light of my life and each time I see my friends, their own lack of a child is highlighted. While our insurance was wonderful for us, I feel such frustration that other insurance plans don’t include the same infertility insurance that would give other couples the chance to feel our happiness.

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