Infertility treatment To significantly expand the current subsidy system Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare policy September 18, 5:30

In order to reduce the financial burden of infertility treatment, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has a policy of expanding the current subsidy system until the application of public insurance is expanded, and will review the target age and subsidy amount. I have decided.

Currently, insurance is applied only to a part of the initial stage of infertility treatment, and in principle, advanced treatment such as "in vitro fertilization", which requires a high treatment cost, is paid by yourself.



Prime Minister Kan met with Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Tamura on the 17th, and is urgently considering expanding the insurance coverage for infertility treatment, and the current subsidy system so that the burden can be reduced until the coverage is expanded. Instructed a significant expansion of.



In response to this, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has decided that if the wife is under 43 years old and the couple's income is less than 7.3 million yen, the cost of in vitro fertilization and microinsemination will be 150,000 yen at a time, up to 6 Regarding the current system that is subsidized up to the number of times, we will review the target age, the amount of subsidy and the number of times.



The policy is to ask the Ministry of Finance to include the necessary expenses in the budget plan for the next fiscal year.